30th Annual Meeting & Conference on Tire Science & Technology

Akron/Fairlawn Hilton Hotel: Akron, OH, USA

This session includes papers related to friction and wear of the tires on various surfaces from ice to dry asphalt.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011: 8:50 AM-10:05 AM
Akron/Summit Ballroom (Akron/Fairlawn Hilton Hotel)
Chair:
James Cuttino, President, Camber Ridge, LLC
8:50 AM
Analysis of the Influence of Driving Dynamic Parameters On Tire Marks
Gunther Seipel1, Hermann Winner1, Frank Baumann2 and Ralf Hermanutz2, (1)Institute of Automotive Engineering, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, (2)Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, Daimler AG, Sindelfingen, Germany
9:15 AM
An Analytical Thermodynamical Approach to Friction of Rubber on Ice
Klaus Wiese, Tire Line Development Winter, Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Hannover, Germany, Reinhard Mundl, Institute of Mechanics and Mechatronics, ViennaUniversity of Technology, Vienna, Austria, Thiemo Kessel, TLD/ product development winter tires, Continental Reifen GmbH Deutschland, Hannover, Germany and Burkhard Wies, Tire Line Development, Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Hannover, Germany