TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of Counter-Surface Substrates for a Laboratory Abrasion Tester (LAT100) Compared with Asphalt and Concrete to Predict Car Tire Performance
AU - Salehi, Marzieh
AU - Noordermeer, Jacques W.M.
AU - Reuvekamp, Louis A.E.M.
AU - Blume, Anke
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by Apollo Tyres Global R&D B.V., Colosseum 2, 7521PT Enschede, The Netherlands: University of Twente project OFI no.: 20965331.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: The present research was financed by Apollo Tyres Global R&D B.V., Enschede, the Netherlands. The authors would like to express their gratitude to VMI group Holland B.V. for their support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2022/1/10
Y1 - 2022/1/10
N2 - Tire performance is determined based on the interaction between the tire and the road as a counter-surface, and is of the utmost importance for driving safety. When studying tire friction and abrasion, the characteristics of the roads/counter-surfaces are crucial. The excitations on the tire come from the road asperities. A proper characterization of the counter-surface texture is, therefore, an absolute necessity in order to optimize tire performance. The present study provides the required knowledge over the counter-surfaces employed as common substrates in a Laboratory Abrasion Tester (LAT100), which are typically based on embedded corundum particles for dry/wet friction and abrasion experiments. All surfaces are scanned and characterized by laser microscopy. The surface micro and macro roughness/textures are evaluated and compared with asphalt and concrete as the real roads by power spectral densities (PSD). The reliability of the high-frequency data based on the device type should be considered carefully. The reliable cut-off wavenumber of the PSDs is investigated based on image analyses on the range of tested frequency for micro and macro textures obtained by optical scanning devices. The influence of the texture wavelength range on the rubber−surface interaction is studied on a laboratory scale.
AB - Tire performance is determined based on the interaction between the tire and the road as a counter-surface, and is of the utmost importance for driving safety. When studying tire friction and abrasion, the characteristics of the roads/counter-surfaces are crucial. The excitations on the tire come from the road asperities. A proper characterization of the counter-surface texture is, therefore, an absolute necessity in order to optimize tire performance. The present study provides the required knowledge over the counter-surfaces employed as common substrates in a Laboratory Abrasion Tester (LAT100), which are typically based on embedded corundum particles for dry/wet friction and abrasion experiments. All surfaces are scanned and characterized by laser microscopy. The surface micro and macro roughness/textures are evaluated and compared with asphalt and concrete as the real roads by power spectral densities (PSD). The reliability of the high-frequency data based on the device type should be considered carefully. The reliable cut-off wavenumber of the PSDs is investigated based on image analyses on the range of tested frequency for micro and macro textures obtained by optical scanning devices. The influence of the texture wavelength range on the rubber−surface interaction is studied on a laboratory scale.
KW - Abrasion
KW - Power spectral density (PSD)
KW - Surface characterization
KW - Tire friction
KW - UT-Gold-D
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122885828&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/lubricants10010008
DO - 10.3390/lubricants10010008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85122885828
SN - 2075-4442
VL - 10
JO - Lubricants
JF - Lubricants
IS - 1
M1 - 8
ER -