Numerical model for nitrogen tire inflation

Tire Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 300-316

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

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diffusion limited oxidation; Nitrogen inflation; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

DIFFUSION-LIMITED OXIDATION; INFLATION PRESSURE RETENTION; NITROGEN TIRE INFLATION; OXIDATIVE AGING;

TIRES;

EID: 38649086121     PISSN: 00908657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2346/1.2802612     Document Type: Article

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