Tire rolling resistance estimation via traction-compression test bench

Authors

  • Manuel Gonzalo Alcázar Vargas Universidad de Málaga
  • Ignacio Javier Pérez Fernández Universidad de Málaga
  • Enrique Carabias Acosta Universidad de Málaga
  • Juan Antonio Cabrera Carrillo Universidad de Málaga
  • Juan Jesús Castillo Aguilar Universidad de Málaga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/ribim.25.1.42196

Keywords:

Rolling resistance, Tires

Abstract

Rolling resistance accounts for about 20% of energy consumption in automobiles. Over 90% of the environmental impact of tires can be attributed to the energy lost in rolling. Increasingly, vehicle and tire manufacturers are investing resources to minimize this wasted energy. Today, in order to maximize the range of electric vehicles, the use of "green tires", which are tires with much lower rolling resistance than conventional tires, is becoming the norm. The numbers are even higher in the truck sector, with rolling resistance accounting for more than 30% of energy consumption. The origin of this energy loss is mainly due to the viscoelastic behaviour of tire rubber. A novel methodology is proposed to estimate tires' rolling resistance using a traction-compression test bench in this work.

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Published

2021-04-01

How to Cite

Alcázar Vargas, M. G., Pérez Fernández, I. J., Carabias Acosta, E., Cabrera Carrillo, J. A., & Castillo Aguilar, J. J. (2021). Tire rolling resistance estimation via traction-compression test bench. Revista Iberoamericana de Ingeniería Mecánica, 25(1), 61–66. https://doi.org/10.5944/ribim.25.1.42196

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