International Journal of Advance Mechanical and Mechanics Engineering

Volume 1 Issue 1

Analysis of Airless Tyre for Static Forces

Prajwal chatra, Seetharama K S
ksseetharama@gmail.com
M Tech Student, Dept of Mechanical engineering, DSCE Bengaluru
Guide, Professor, Dept of Mechanical engineering, DSCE Bengaluru

Abstract
In this work, models of air-less tire is constructs to simulate the loading condition. Air-less
tire, air-tire are modelled by AUTODESK modelling software. Model imported from
AUTODESK to ANSYS to simulate the static compressive loading condition. Both were
analyzed through Non-Linear material model. A uniformly distributed center load acting at
the center of tyre rim acting downwards. The tire is made by rubber of the hyper-elastic
property. Both tires are analyzed by the FEA. Comparison is done between airless and air
tyre for deflection and stress parameter.

INTRODUCTION Polyurethane material and Air tire includes

Tire is one of the important engineering
parts in automobile. Remember engine and
tire, engine is the excessive fee. If engine
or tires are failure, can’t run the
automobile. Tire is failure that idling the
engine. So that low cost tire failure to
provoke the excessive value engine idles.
Hence overcome this to develop air-much
less tire. Car used for dealing with
passengers and goods. Tire consists of
layers of the diverse rubber compounds of
varying thickness to form a composite
shape. Metallic rings also are used as
reinforcing additives in tires, it is
necessary in an effort to expect the
mechanical behaviour of the tire beneath
applied load. Additionally stress-pressure
distribution and deflection evolved need to
be analysis. Finite detail evaluation (FEA)
is a effective and inexpensive technique
that has been used broadly for engineering
design purpose. The air-much less tire
being modelled constitutes of rubber based
outer band and bendy band with
tread, belt, carcass, air. This challenge is to
design and development of air-much less
tire of automobile. Secure and strain free
power is to be furnished in cars by means
of air is to be eliminated. Tube and
tubeless tires are going through many
troubles like puncture, bursting, and many
others. Air is to be removed within the tire
and offer appropriate traction, cushion
effect. Load wearing capability, deflection,
pressure of tire is to be analyzed. The tire
made absolutely with the rubber of the
same hyper-elastic assets.
MODELLING
A 3-D Air-less tire model was constructed
using Autodesk. An air-less tire (a) being
modelled constitutes of rubber based outer
band and inner flexible spokes made up of
polyurethene, Air tire (b) consists of tread,
belt, carcass and rubber. The tire model
refers to the geometrical structure of Car
Tyres,185/70 R14 tire. Both tires are as
shown in figure.

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Fig 1 (a) structure of Tire

Fig 2 (b) structure of Tire

Table 1 Material Properties

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Table 2

Table 3 Material property of polyurethane

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Figure 3 & 4 Meshing in Ansys

Load- Deflection Validation for air and
airless tire at full load(4998N)
Model the tires by using AUTODESK,
import to ANSYS software. Road and
tread were held contact boundary and the
road was held fixed. Vertical loading on
the wheel through the application of a
uniformly distributed load on to the centre
of rim which acts t rim tire contact region.
The deflection in the loading direction of
the wheel centre and the displacement in
the lateral direction.
Air- less tire
In air-much less tire most strain =10.253
N/mm2, deflection =1.4 mm, stress
electricity= 17.8 J as proven in figures
5.1,5.2,5.3, and in desk 5.1 has give up end
result assessment of each tires

Fig 5.1 Equivalent stress Fig 5.2 Deflection

Fig 5.3 Strain energy

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Air tire
In air tire most strain =102.7 N/mm2, deflection =59.3 mm, stress power=81 t2.5 J as proven
in figures 5.3, 5.4, 4.6, and in desk five.1 has result evaluation of both tires.

Fig 5.4 Equivalent stress Fig 5.5 Deflection

Fig 5.3 Strain energy

Table 4. Prediction parameters at full load (6150 N) condition of air-less and air tire.
Parameters Air Tire Airless Tire
Deflection(mm) 59.4 1.5
Stress (N/mm2) 103.8 10.273
Strain energy J 83.5 17.9

CONCLUSION pressure mind-stress might also reduce via

Design and improvement of air-less tire
gets rid of air within the tire. Air-less tire
can provide uniform traction and uniform
placed on the identical time as absence of
air. The four element polygon format
satisfies the precept capabilities of the tire.
Air-less tire has two components which
might be outer band and bendy inner band.
Inside the air-less tire layout production
point of view, material saving is received
with the resource of replacing outer band
only after tread put on. The bendy inner
band repeated use obtained green
engineering and additionally reduce the
environmental pollution. The using
using air-a whole lot less tire in car with
the aid of avoiding air related troubles
within the tire. The Maximum deflection
(forty seven.6mm) of air-plenty less tire
offer relaxed journey with the aid of
acquire required cushioning.
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