Finite Element Modeling of an Aircraft Tire Rolling on a Steel Drum: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Simulations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Drum Testing Machine
2. Measurement Methods and Equipment: Laboratory Drum
- Acceleration step, from s1 = 0 km/h up to s2 km/h during t1 seconds at preliminary constant loading l1 = l2 kN and a given skidding angle β.
- Loading step, vertical loading increases up to l3 kN during t2 seconds, at constant velocity s3 = s2 km/h.
- Rolling step at constant velocity s3 = s2 km/h, at constant loading l3 kN during t3 seconds.
- Unloading step from l4 = l3 kN down to l5 = 0 kN within t4 seconds.
2.1. The Influence of Skidding Angle, Velocity and Loading on the Thermal Evolution of the Tire Tread, Experimental Data
2.1.1. The Effect of Skidding Angle
- The variation of skidding angles in the case of loading l3 = 200 kN at velocity lower than 120 km/h.
- The variation of skidding angles in the case of loading l3 = 260 kN at velocity lower than 120 km/h.
- The variation skidding angles in the case of loading l3 = 200 kN at velocity up to 190 km/h.
2.1.2. The Effect of Velocity
2.1.3. The Effect of Loading
2.2. Which Test Should Be Used: Rolling on a Flat Runway or on a Steel Drum?
2.3. Remarks on the Experimental Results
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- The skidding angle influences directly the temperature evolution; higher temperatures are recorded for higher skidding angle values.
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- The vertical loading has less effect on the thermal evolution in the center of the tire tread, but a higher effect on the borders.
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- The heat rate as a function of velocity seems to have an asymptotic behavior.
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- The mean temperature presents sloping or flat profiles depending on charging parameters.
3. Numerical Simulations of an Aircraft Tire Rolling on a Steel Drum
3.1. Mesh Sensitivity and Computational Time (CPU)
3.2. Numerical Simulation of an Aircraft Tire Rolling on a Steel Drum, Loading with 200 kN, Velocity up to 114 km/h, Skidding Angle = 6°
3.3. Numerical Simulation of an Aircraft Tire Rolling on a Steel Drum, Loading with 200 kN, Velocity up to 190 km/h, Skidding Angle = 6°
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Rosu, I.; Elias-Birembaux, H.L.; Lebon, F. Finite Element Modeling of an Aircraft Tire Rolling on a Steel Drum: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Simulations. Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 593. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8040593
Rosu I, Elias-Birembaux HL, Lebon F. Finite Element Modeling of an Aircraft Tire Rolling on a Steel Drum: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Simulations. Applied Sciences. 2018; 8(4):593. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8040593
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosu, Iulian, Hélène L. Elias-Birembaux, and Frédéric Lebon. 2018. "Finite Element Modeling of an Aircraft Tire Rolling on a Steel Drum: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Simulations" Applied Sciences 8, no. 4: 593. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8040593
APA StyleRosu, I., Elias-Birembaux, H. L., & Lebon, F. (2018). Finite Element Modeling of an Aircraft Tire Rolling on a Steel Drum: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Simulations. Applied Sciences, 8(4), 593. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8040593