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Passenger vehicle tire rolling resistance can be predicted from a flat-belt test rig

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OSTI ID:5526422
The rolling resistance of fifteen different types of tire was determined on-road by coastdown tests, using several vehicles variously fitted with 14 and 15 inch wheels. Corrections for tire pressure, and for external temperature, were deduced by data regression. The rolling resistance of the same tires was measured on a flat-belt tire test machine, and correction for tire pressure was determined in a like manner. In this paper, the results, in terms of the characteristic rolling resistance, are compared between rig and road. The various test procedures are discussed.
OSTI ID:
5526422
Report Number(s):
CONF-890240--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English