Almost all studies on tyre heat during aircraft touchdown are based on the assumption that the tyres touch the ground simultaneously, and the aircraft’s load is evenly distributed among each tyre. However, the unique design of multi-wheel bogie undercarriage on wide-body aircraft gives the tyres a specific touchdown sequence. The friction, heat, and thermal wear they face are entirely different. Therefore, this study establishes a model to simulate the dynamics of the multi-wheel bogie undercarriage and relies on Laplace’s equation to calculate the treads’ heat generation and temperature rise. The innovative three-dimensional tread temperature display method can further determine the tyre’s thermal wear. It is found that faster landing increases tyre heat by extending the friction time and distance for all tyres. Softer landing increases the independent rotation time of the early-touched tyres, thus significantly raising the tread temperature due to high frictional power density around the tread centreline areas.


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    Title :

    Tyre heat of multi-wheel bogie undercarriage at touchdown


    Additional title:

    CEAS Aeronaut J


    Contributors:
    Li, Yu (author) / Wang, Weiji (author)

    Published in:

    CEAS Aeronautical Journal ; 15 , 2 ; 497-509


    Publication date :

    2024-04-01


    Size :

    13 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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