ISOLATION OF FLANS BY USE OF THERMAL DIFFERENTIALS ON A TIRE UNDER MILD LOADING CONDITIONS
AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED USING A MONSANTO INFRARED TIRE FLAW DETECTOR (TFD) TO CONFIRM THE HYPOTHESIS THAT AREAS IN TIRES HAVING POOR ADHESION OR SEPARATIONS TEND TO ACHIEVE A GREATER RATE OF TEMPERATURE RISE UNDER CONDITIONS OF MODERATE STRESS THAN UNFLAWED AREAS. THREE TYPES OF STRESS WERE TRIED: CONSTANT TIRE DEFLECTION; ALTERATION OF INFLATION PRESSURE; ALTERATION OF WHEEL SPEED. TIRE-TO-WHEEL FORCE IN AT LEAST ONE CASE GAVE EVIDENCE OF GREATER THERMAL RISE RATES THAN IN OTHER AREAS OF THE TIRE BELIEVED TO BE NORMAL. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- DOT-NHTSA-72-1
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation System Center
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Authors:
- Bobo, S
- Publication Date: 1972-4
Media Info
- Pagination: 15 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Defects; Deflection; Stresses; Thermal analysis; Thermal stresses; Tires; Wheels
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00217284
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 25 1973 12:00AM