A finite element model for oven aged tires

Tire Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-119

  Ellwood, Kevin R J ^a   Baldwin, John ^a   Bauer, David R ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Diffusion limited oxidation; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CROSSLINKING; DIFFUSION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DIFFUSION LIMITED OXIDATION; FINITE ELEMENT KINETIC MODEL; INFLATION MEDIA; MASS TRANSPORT LIMITATIONS; OVEN AGED TIRES;

TIRES;

EID: 23944519658     PISSN: 00908657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2346/1.2186788     Document Type: Article

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