Hossein Golbakhshi

Periodic deformation of a tire during its rolling motion causes energy dissipating and heat generation due to hysteretic nature of the rubber. Because of rubber low thermal conductivity the tire temperature increases and leaves unwelcomed effects on safe service life and safety of vehicles. In this study a numerical simulation based on finite element method is used for evaluating the effect of various working conditions on temperature field of a rolling tire. In each case the maximum created temperature is checked to be less than critical level. Compared with related published studies, the obtained results show a very good consistency and validity.