A method was developed for calculating the internal temperature distribution in an aircraft tire while free rolling under load. The method uses an approximate stress analysis of each point in the tire as it rolls through the contact patch, and from this stress change the mechanical work done on each volume element may be obtained and converted into a heat release rate through a knowledge of material characteristics. The tire cross-section is then considered as a body with internal heat generation, and the diffusion equation is solved numerically with appropriate boundary conditions of the wheel and runway surface. Comparison with data obtained with buried thermocouples in tires shows good agreement.


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    Title :

    Heat generation in aircraft tires under free rolling conditions


    Contributors:
    Clark, S. K. (author) / Dodge, R. N. (author)

    Publication date :

    1982-10-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English








    Heat generation in aircraft tires

    Clark, S. K. | NTRS | 1983