Simulation-Based Methodology for Determining the Dynamic Strength of Tire Inflation Restraining Devices

Jacek Karliński, Mariusz Ptak and Leszek Chybowski
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Jacek Karliński: Department of Machine Design and Research, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Łukasiewicza 7/9, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland
Mariusz Ptak: Department of Machine Design and Research, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Łukasiewicza 7/9, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland
Leszek Chybowski: Faculty of Marine Engineering, Department of Machine Construction and Materials, Maritime University of Szczecin, Willowa 2, 71-650 Szczecin, Poland

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: The article suggests and supports a simulation-based methodology for determining whether the dynamic strength of tire inflation restraining devices for tire inflation meet quality requirements and ensure operator safety during a potential tire explosion. Dynamic strength tests using an NM-600 safety shield and NK-0728 safety cage during a 29.5 R25X tire explosion at a pressure of 10 bar were presented as an example application of this methodology. The shield was subjected to destructive tests involving the use of a 2200 kg impactor, dropping it so that the minimum kinetic energy reached 20 kJ at the time of impact. Analyzed devices were constructed of S355 steel in accordance with EN 10025. The Cowper–Symonds model of material for strain rate phenomena was used in the calculations. Simulations of a 20 kJ ring impact against the cage were performed. The equivalent stress distribution was determined, and displacement contour lines for the maximum dynamic deformation value and plastic deformation were calculated. The plastic displacement obtained in numerical tests was equal to the permanent deformation recorded in the experimental test. Further, the simulations showed that the examined cage met the assumed strength criteria. The conducted tests confirmed the usefulness of the proposed methodology for assessing the dynamic strength of safety cages and shields for tire inflation. The full-scale, physical cage testing is difficult to implement because it requires placing a ring impacting the cage wall. This is a major boundary for closed cages, as considered in this publication. Thus, simulation-based methods are becoming a principal tool for safety assessment of tire inflation restraining devices.

Keywords: tire; explosion; pneumatic energy; safety cage; safety shield; human–machine interface; finite element analysis; numerical simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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