Heat Generation in Tires Due to the Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomeric Components
Abstract The relationship between the heat generation as experienced in the tire shoulder and the viscoelastic properties of the tire elastomeric components has been formulated. The analysis was facilitated by adopting the technique of multiple regression where the significance of each response equation was statistically evaluated. The physical intepretation and consequences of such response equations have been extensively discussed, whereas literature on the subject is incomplete. Effects of tire construction and size on the heat generation in the shoulder region was carried out by analyzing the results of tires that had reached a state of thermal equilibrium on an indoor tire-dynamometer. The tires used in the analysis were cross-ply and radial-ply passenger tires and cross-ply truck tires. Within the limits of such an analysis, the heat generation experienced in the tire shoulder was predominantly due to the condition classified as that of constant stress amplitude.