Simulation of Thermal Signature of Tires and Tracks

Abstract

Rubber is the main element of tires and the outside layer of tracks. Tire and track heating is caused by hysteresis effects due to the deformation of the rubber during operation. Tire temperatures can depend on many factors, including tire geometry, inflation pressure, vehicle load and speed, road type and temperature and environmental conditions. The focus of this study is to develop a finite element approach to computationally evaluate the temperature field of a steady-state rolling tire and track. The 3D thermal analysis software Radtherm was applied to calculate the average temperature of tread and sidewall, and the results of Radtherm agreed with ABAQUS results very well. The distributions of stress and strain energy density of the rolling tracks were investigated by ABAQUS as well. The future works were finally presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA566809

Entities

People

  • Daniel P Johnson
  • Emily Ledbury
  • Robert E. Smith
  • Sergio D. Felicelli
  • Thomas Goddette
  • Tian Tang

Organizations

  • Mississippi State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Hysteresis
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Steady State
  • Systems Engineering
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Properties
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.