A sensitivity analysis of design attributes and operating conditions on tyre operating temperatures and rolling resistance using finite element analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 501-517

  Narasimha Rao, K V ^a   Krishna Kumar, R ^a   Bohara, P C ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI)   (India)

Author keywords

Design attributes; Energy loss; FE method; Rolling resistance; Temperature; Tyre

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYSTERESIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE; DESIGN ATTRIBUTES; PAVEMENT SURFACE TEXTURE; TYRE OPERATING TEMPERATURES;

ROLLING RESISTANCE;

EID: 33947607381     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO170     Document Type: Article

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