Truck tire operating temperatures on flat and curved test surfaces
Truck tire operating temperatures on flat and curved test surfaces
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Operating temperature is critical to the endurance life of a tire. Fundamental differences between operations of a tire on a flat surface, as experienced in normal highway use, and on a cylindrical test drum may result in a substantially higher tire temperature in the latter case. Nonetheless, cylindrical road wheels are widely used in the industry for tire endurance testing. This paper discusses the important effects of surface curvature on truck tire endurance testing and highlights the impact that curvature has on tire operating temperature. Temperature measurements made during testing on flat and curved surfaces under a range of load, pressure and speed conditions are presented. New tires and re-treaded tires of the same casing construction were evaluated to determine the effect that the tread rubber and pattern have on operating temperatures on the flat and curved test surfaces. The results of this study are used to suggest conditions on a road wheel that provide highway-equivalent conditions for truck tire endurance testing.
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Truck tire operating temperatures on flat and curved test surfaces
Betriebstemperaturen von Lkw-Reifen auf flachen und gewölbten Test-Oberflächen
2005
23 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 16 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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