Session: Thursday Morning Session A: Advances In Tire Traction, Wear & Predictive Testing (Fall 178th Technical Meeting)

Thursday Morning Session A: Advances In Tire Traction, Wear & Predictive Testing

Thursday, October 14, 2010: 8:00 AM-10:45 AM

Chair:

Syed K. Mowdood, Pirelli Tyre SpA

8:00 AM

Investigation of Tire Longitudinal Relaxation Length and Its Effect on Dry Stopping Performance

Vladimir Roth¹, KeJun Xie¹, Jacob Kidney¹ and John Turner², (1)Advanced Tire Technology, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Akron, OH, (2)Advanced Tire Technology, Bridgestone Americas, Akron, OH

8:30 AM

Filler Matrix Interface Characteristics and Mechanical Reinforcement in Elastomeric Nanocomposites

Maurizio Galimberti, Research and Development, Pirelli Tyre, Milano, Italy

9:00 AM

Break

9:15 AM

Optimizing Carbon Black to Balance Tire Wear and Rolling Resistance

Rainer Friehmelt¹, Michael Heinz¹ and Werner Niedermeier², (1)Evonik Degussa GmbH, Köln, Germany, (2)Evonik Degussa GmbH, Hanau, Germany

9:45 AM

P-Aramid Pulp for Tire Reinforcement

Jeffrey Downey, Ph.D., Research and Business Development, DuPont Advanced Fibers, Kingston, ON, Canada and Deno Tsimpris, DuPont Advanced Fibers, Richmond, VA

10:15 AM

Viscoelastic Complexities of Elastomer-Particle Composites and Relevance to Prediction of Tire Tread Performance

Christopher G. Robertson, Terrence Hogan and Mindaugas Rackaitis, Bridgestone Americas, Center for Research and Technology, Akron, OH