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31st Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology

The International Exposition (I-X) Center: Cleveland, OH, USA

Tuesday, September 18, 2012: 3:00 PM-4:20 PM
Grand Ballroom (The International Exposition (I-X) Center)
Chair:
Minwu Yao, Ph.D, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
3:00 PM
Session Introduction
3:05 PM
A Modular Race Tire Model Concerning Thermal and Transient Behavior Using a Simple Contact Patch Description
Robert Lukesch1, Timo Völkl1, Martin Mühlmeier1, Michael Graf2 and Hermann Winner3, (1)AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, Germany, (2)Institute of Automotive Technology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany, (3)Institute of Automotive Engineering, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
3:30 PM
A Development of Estimation Method for Endurance Life At Bead Area by Using Extended Finite Element Method
Han Seok Park1, Seong Rae Kim1, Ki Deug Sung1, Yong Gu Kang2 and Chang Sung Seok3, (1)Design Analysis Research Team R&D Center, NEXEN Tire Company, Yangsan-Si, Kyungnam, South Korea, (2)Compound Development R&D Center, NEXEN Tire Company, Yangsan-Si, Kyungnam, South Korea, (3)School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
3:55 PM
Effects of Rotation On the Tire Dynamic Behavior: Experimental and Numerical Analyses
Peter Kindt1, Cristobal Gonzalez Diaz1, Stijn Vercammen1, Christophe Thiry1, Jason Middelberg1, Bart Kimble2 and Jan Leyssens1, (1)Tire/Vehicle Mechanics, Goodyear S.A., Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, (2)Tire/Vehicle Mechanics, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH