Session: Tire Traction, Handling and Tire Performance Prediction I

Tire Traction, Handling and Tire Performance Prediction I - Session B

Tuesday, October 11, 2016: 1:00 PM-5:15 PM

Rm 304-5 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center )

Co-chairs:

Syed Mowdood, Tire R&D Consulting and J. Cal Moreland, Michelin North America Inc

1:00 PM

Contact Patch Characterization through Finite Element Modeling and Experimental Testing

Thomas Mathews, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Saied Taheri, Center for Tire Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

1:30 PM

Very High Frequency Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Rubbery Compounds in Light of Tyre Application an Assessment Using VHF 104 Analyser

Anas K, R&D, srf limited, Chennai, India

2:00 PM

PAPER CANCELLED: Evaluation of Tire Performance on Wet Surfaces Using Abaqus and Carsim

Sankar Mahadevan and Saied Taheri, Center for Tire Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

2:30 PM

Characterization of the Sticky Debris Generated on Rubber Surface during Abrasion

Guangchang Wu, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom and James Busfield, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, England

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Pressure Dependent Rubber Friction Model

Sunish Vadakkeveetil, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institution and State University, Blacksburg, VA, Anahita Emami, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Saied Taheri, Center for Tire Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

3:45 PM

Effect of Filler Type and Mix Method and Filler Type on Abrasion Resistance

Ed Terrill, Engineering, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Akron, OH

4:15 PM

Effect of Ssbr Composition and Functionality on Tire Tread Compound Performance Characteristics

Janice Tardiff¹, Madeline Harper², Dan Haakenson³, Maria Joandrea⁴ and Matthew Knych⁴, (1)Design and Final Assembly, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, (2)Materials and Manufacturing, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, (3)Core Vehicle Dynamics, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, (4)Worldwide Tire Engineering, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI

4:45 PM

Compound Design Considerations with Silica Masterbatch for Various Tread Performance Requirements

John Kounavis¹, Julian Maldonado², Armando Alain Chio² and Christopher Hardiman, PhD¹, (1)Dynasol, Houston, TX, (2)Dynasol, Altamira Tamaulipas, Mexico