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Volume 08
Research & Reviews: Journal of Engineering and Technology
ISSN: 2319-9873
Automobile Europe 2019
July 08-09, 2019
6
th
International Conference and Exhibition on
July 08-09, 2019 | Zurich, Switzerland
Automobile & Mechanical Engineering
Tyre cavity design for better fuel economy
Hamad Aldhufairi
University of Birmingham, UK
R
olling resistance is one of the central areas of focus in the on-going tyre developments and research. This is
because of the considerable impact it holds on vehicle’s fuel economy and CO
2
emissions on a global scale.
However, reducing rolling resistance is not an easy task to do due to the complexity of tyre construction and the
trade-offs involved between tyre’s main characteristics in the process. A prospective solution that may help in greatly
minimising the trade-offs and improve fuel economy is the notion of mutliple compartments tyre. This presentation
explores the potentiality of mutli-compartments tyre solution in lowering rolling resistance with minimum trade-
offs possible. In this respect, several novel tyre designs were introduced and investigated via Abaqus/Explicit for
rolling resistance, grip, ride comfort and cornering. The investigation revealed a clear difference in tyre peformance
between the multi-compartment designs and the conventional tyre.
hsa345@bham.ac.ukJET 2019, Volume 08