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Airless Bicycle Tire
MEEN 475-501 Group I
Rafael Dugarte, Gideon Grafe, Veronica Knisley,
Matthew Myers, Kiefer Schellhase
Agenda
● Underlying Physics
● Merit Indices
● Material Options
● AHP
● Process Selection
Underlying Physics
● Friction preventing slipping
● Hertzian contact
● Cyclic loading
[2]
Merit Indices
Mass: Cost: Stress from Rotation:
Fatigue: where:
7 Material Options
Material Cm
($/kg)
𝜌 (kg/m3) σy (MPa) σe (MPa)
(Max Value
S.I.)*
E (GPa)
Buna-N 1 1300 18 9.0 0.003
Butadiene 1 980 14 7.0 0.01
Chloroprene 2 960 11 5.5 0.006
Ethylene 1 870 7 3.5 0.017
Fluorocarbon 3 1800 7.5 3.75 0.049
Hydrogenated Nitrile 4 1200 19 9.5 0.018
Polyacrylate 2 1300 13 6.5 0.012
*Values approximated using Se = .5Su
Results of AHP and Process Selection
E=2, 𝜌=3, C=4, σy=5, σe=6; n=5
Pairwise Comparisons (CR = 0.0893)
Scores
● Process Requirements
○ Material: Synthetic Rubbers
○ Shape: 3D solid
○ Section thickness: 25-40 mm
○ Mass: 1.5-3.5 kg
● Resulting Possible Processes
○ Best: Conventional machining
○ Compression molding
○ Polymer casting
C 𝜌 σy σe E
C 1 1/3 3 9 1/8
𝜌 3 1 5 12 1/4
σy 1/3 1/5 1 7 1/8
σe 1/9 1/12 1/7 1 1/18
E 8 4 8 18 1
Material
Buna-N Butadiene Chloroprene Ethylene Fluorocarbon Hydrogenated Nitrile Polyacrylate
Score 0.0151 0.0196 0.0166 0.0245 0.0647 0.0347 0.0248
Rank
7 5 6 4 1 2 3
References
[1] Bridgestone Americas Tire Operation, Research: Airless Tires.
https://www.bridgestonetire.com/tread-and-trend/tire-talk/airless-concept-tires
[2] R.G. Budynas and J.K. Nisbett, Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th ed., New
York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.
[3] “Friction and Friction Coefficients,” The Engineering Toolbox. [Online]. Available:
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/friction-coefficients-d_778.html. [Accessed: Dec. 2017].
[4] Michelin Technologies, “How the MICHELIN® X® Tweel® Airless Radial Tire Works”,
http://www.michelintweel.com/aboutTweel.html

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MEEN 475-501 Group I Presentation

  • 1. Airless Bicycle Tire MEEN 475-501 Group I Rafael Dugarte, Gideon Grafe, Veronica Knisley, Matthew Myers, Kiefer Schellhase
  • 2. Agenda ● Underlying Physics ● Merit Indices ● Material Options ● AHP ● Process Selection
  • 3. Underlying Physics ● Friction preventing slipping ● Hertzian contact ● Cyclic loading [2]
  • 4. Merit Indices Mass: Cost: Stress from Rotation: Fatigue: where:
  • 5. 7 Material Options Material Cm ($/kg) 𝜌 (kg/m3) σy (MPa) σe (MPa) (Max Value S.I.)* E (GPa) Buna-N 1 1300 18 9.0 0.003 Butadiene 1 980 14 7.0 0.01 Chloroprene 2 960 11 5.5 0.006 Ethylene 1 870 7 3.5 0.017 Fluorocarbon 3 1800 7.5 3.75 0.049 Hydrogenated Nitrile 4 1200 19 9.5 0.018 Polyacrylate 2 1300 13 6.5 0.012 *Values approximated using Se = .5Su
  • 6. Results of AHP and Process Selection E=2, 𝜌=3, C=4, σy=5, σe=6; n=5 Pairwise Comparisons (CR = 0.0893) Scores ● Process Requirements ○ Material: Synthetic Rubbers ○ Shape: 3D solid ○ Section thickness: 25-40 mm ○ Mass: 1.5-3.5 kg ● Resulting Possible Processes ○ Best: Conventional machining ○ Compression molding ○ Polymer casting C 𝜌 σy σe E C 1 1/3 3 9 1/8 𝜌 3 1 5 12 1/4 σy 1/3 1/5 1 7 1/8 σe 1/9 1/12 1/7 1 1/18 E 8 4 8 18 1 Material Buna-N Butadiene Chloroprene Ethylene Fluorocarbon Hydrogenated Nitrile Polyacrylate Score 0.0151 0.0196 0.0166 0.0245 0.0647 0.0347 0.0248 Rank 7 5 6 4 1 2 3
  • 7. References [1] Bridgestone Americas Tire Operation, Research: Airless Tires. https://www.bridgestonetire.com/tread-and-trend/tire-talk/airless-concept-tires [2] R.G. Budynas and J.K. Nisbett, Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th ed., New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. [3] “Friction and Friction Coefficients,” The Engineering Toolbox. [Online]. Available: https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/friction-coefficients-d_778.html. [Accessed: Dec. 2017]. [4] Michelin Technologies, “How the MICHELIN® X® Tweel® Airless Radial Tire Works”, http://www.michelintweel.com/aboutTweel.html