Abstract
The tire tread is contacted with road surface directly. It gives significant effect on the breaking conditions,traction, noise and so on. The tread having grooves with complex geometry is molded by shaping process. The flow behaviorof tread rubber in a mold affects the quality of the tread and it leads to the running performance of automobile. In thisstudy, the flow behavior of rubber in shaping process has been investigated by computer simulation. The objective of flowsimulation is the design of tread shape based on the contact of rubber on the mold surface and flow behavior of rubber.
Different sequences of contact of rubber on the mold surface and flow behavior of rubber are observed according to theshape of tread on the mold surface. It was verified that the shape of tread gives significant effect on the flow behaviorof rubber. Different flow behaviors of rubber and sequential contact of rubber to the mold surface were observed accordingto the shape of tread on the mold surface. Therefore, we have identified that the shape of tread give a change in theflow behavior of rubber.
Different sequences of contact of rubber on the mold surface and flow behavior of rubber are observed according to theshape of tread on the mold surface. It was verified that the shape of tread gives significant effect on the flow behaviorof rubber. Different flow behaviors of rubber and sequential contact of rubber to the mold surface were observed accordingto the shape of tread on the mold surface. Therefore, we have identified that the shape of tread give a change in theflow behavior of rubber.
| Translated title of the contribution | Computer Simulation of Rubber Flow for Mold Profile in Rubber Shaping Process |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 220-224 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | 엘라스토머 및 콤포지트 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Sep 2014 |