HYDRODYNAMIC TIRE BALANCING SHOWS PROMISE

Traditionally, tires have been balanced with lead weights attached to the hub of the wheel, but now there is a new method being proposed and that is the introduction of fluid to the inside of the tire which, it is claimed, will dynamically balance the tire. Practical and simulated tests have shown that fluid tire balances can beneficially affect the balance of the tire. This article presents a mathematical model for such balancing.

• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering Institute of Canada

  700 EIC Building, 2050 Mansfield Street
  Montreal 110, PQ  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Winch, A
• Publication Date: 1981-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 42-43
• Serial:
  • Engineering Journal (Canada)
  • Volume: 64
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Engineering Institute of Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hydrodynamics; Mathematical models; Tires
• Uncontrolled Terms: Balancing
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00373932
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-034 153
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1983 12:00AM