Deutsche Messe, Hannover, Germany, February 24, 25, 26, 27, 2020
The 49th Tire Mechanics Short Course will be held concurrently with Tire Technology Expo 2020 in Hannover, Germany, on February 24, 25, 26, 27, 2020.
This four-day educational and developmental course will provide engineers and scientists with an in-depth, intense study of the latest developments surrounding tire engineering. The course is designed for practicing engineers, chemists and scientists who are concerned with tires and vehicles and who have an engineering or science background at the Bachelor of Science level. The basic and practical aspects of the mechanics of pneumatic tires will be introduced by internationally renowned experts in tire mechanics. Extensive, detailed course notes prepared by each instructor will be provided for all participants, along with a 700-page e-book, ‘The Pneumatic Tire’, edited by Professors Gent and Walter. Those who complete this course will receive a certificate from the University of Akron.
Dr. Gerald Potts
GRP Consulting
Akron, OH. USA
Today’s pneumatic tire must serve four functions: (1) support a moving load; (2) generate steering forces; (3) generate driving and braking forces; and (4) provide isolation from road irregularities. In examining the complex mechanism involved in satisfying the four requirements participants will study the tire’s importance in determining overall vehicle performance; for no matter what level of complexity is designed into a vehicle, its only communication with the road is through its tires, which must be tough and strong yet flexible.
Dr. Annette Lechtenböhmer
Goodyear Innovation Center
Luxembourg
The lecture gives an overview of the tire components, the demands on their compounds and the use of materials in these compounds. It attempts to make the connection between the role of components in a tire, the compound requirements of these components and the raw materials and cure which results in the desired compound properties. The lecture wants to close the loop between the raw materials and reinforcements used, the compound properties, tire preparation and cure, and final tire properties. The lecture will cover:
Dr. Annette Lechtenböhmer
Goodyear Innovation Center
Luxembourg
Dr. Mahmoud Assaad
Global Tire Performance Prediction, Computational Mechanics
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Akron, OH. USA
The viscoelastic behavior of the rubber compounds and the reinforcing cords influences the stability of the tire footprint shape. Additional physical properties such as the strain dependency of both constituents and their thermal stability contribute to the contact pressure distribution. The resultant tire forces and moments transmitted to the vehicle are measured using tri-axial force pin transducers or pressure-sensitive mats. The interaction between the materials’ behavior and the tire global response control the mechanics of tire abradability and wear characteristics. The following topics will be discussed:
Dr. Ronald Kennedy
Center for Tire Research (CenTire)
The University of Akron and Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA. USA
Simulations are increasingly being used in companies’ virtual design processes to more effectively and efficiently develop a tire with desired performance attributes. These simulation methods run the gamut from simple empirical or analytical models to highly detailed finite element models. These increasing levels of modeling will be described along with examples, with extended focus on the finite element modeling method. Various finite element modeling techniques will be shown as part of the tire performance simulation examples.
Dr. Michael Trinko
Technical Center
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, Akron, OH. USA (Retired)
A number of topics related to understanding tire behavior are covered which give a basic understanding of tire mechanics. The properties of the anisotropic cord rubber composite have primary control of the overall performance characteristics of pneumatic tires. In order to optimize a given tire performance, knowledge of the combined cord rubber composite material properties is necessary and will be covered in this part of the course. Finally, we will examine results of rolling tire analyses and how these were obtained.
Dr Benjamin T F Chung
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-3903 USA
Tel: +1 330 972 7739
Fax: +1 330 972 2011
bchung@uakron.edu
Mark Fenner,
Conference director, UKi Media & Events
Abinger House, Church Street,
Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1DF, UK
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