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Tech Talk
- about Tire Slippage
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Read
about improving tire traction on older smooth or knurled roll chassis dynos.
"Reprinted from the DYNOmite
Winter - 2005 Newsletter article."
Dyno Tech Talk is a compilation or
copyrighted material, however, relevant web sites and forums are welcome
to link to the Dyno Tech Talk index page.
For
additional information on this topic, read about major sources of rear wheel horsepower losses
as well as tire damage, and
consider using larger rolls with
machined-in deep traction grooves.
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How much power do I
loose if my tires slip on the dyno rolls?
It can be significant and it varies (which is its own problem)!
For repeatability, you must not have tire-slippage percentage entering into the
equation. The major sources of rear wheel horsepower losses are due to tire to
roll slippage and sidewall deformation. Both waste energy as heat transfers into
the tires, rolls, and surrounding air.
Deformation is often worsened as operators strap the vehicle down harder,
desperately trying to improve traction. Although the extra contact pressure
reduces slip the once per revolution flexing of the tire over the roll eats up a
good chunk of what was recovered by lowering the slippage - while inflicting
hidden damage to the tire!
The solution is larger rolls with
machined-in deep traction grooves.
They provide twice the traction (μ > 1.00) compared
to smooth or cosmetic diamond-knurled surfaces (μ < 0.60), and require
only a fraction of the strap-down forces!
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