Investigation of Behavior on the Contact Surface of the Tire and Ground by CFD Simulation

Tread design has evolved over the years to achieve the common tread pattern used in current vehicles. However, to meet safety and comfort requirements, tread design considers more than one design factor. Tread design must consider the grip and drainage, and the manner in which to reduce rolling noise, which is one of the main factors considered by manufacturers. The main objective of this study was the application the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique to simulate the contact surface of the tire and ground. The results demonstrated an air-Pumping and large pressure drop effect in the process of contact surface. The results also revealed that the pressure can be used to analyze sound pressure level (SPL).

• M. F. Sung
• Y.D. Kuan
• R.J. Shyu
• S.M. Lee

• Air-pumping
• computational fluid dynamics
• sound pressure level
• tire.

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