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[[File: | [[File:Flatfoot-76564 640.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|Figure 1. A slightly deflated tire can decrease fuel efficiency as there is more associated rolling resistance. It is important for cars to always have properly inflated tires.<ref>http://pixabay.com/p-76564/?no_redirect</ref>]] | ||
<onlyinclude>'''Rolling resistance''' refers to the [[force]] | <onlyinclude>'''Rolling resistance''' refers to the [[force]] that resists the movement of some rolling object, such as a ball or a tire. Specifically, rolling resistance is a type of [[friction]].</onlyinclude> | ||
When driving, tires are continually deformed when the section of the tire that touches the road is flattened by the weight of the car. This can be seen easily it one looks at a parked truck. The flattening deformation of the tires causes them to heat up. The more the tires deform, the more [[energy]] they take away from driving. This is one of the reasons that sports and racing cars use tires with relatively small and stiff sidewalls - to decrease tire deformation. | |||
Rolling resistance is a particularly relevant topic when discussing both [[fuel efficiency]] and [[fuel economy]]. According to the US Department of energy, 5-15% of light-duty [[fuel]] consumption is a result of tires, and an improvement of up to 3% in fuel consumption is possible by properly inflating tires (this decreases rolling resistance).<ref>http://www.afdc.energy.gov/conserve/fuel_economy_tires_light.html</ref> | Rolling resistance is a particularly relevant topic when discussing both [[fuel efficiency]] and [[fuel economy]]. According to the US Department of energy, 5-15% of light-duty [[fuel]] consumption is a result of tires, and an improvement of up to 3% in fuel consumption is possible by properly inflating tires (this decreases rolling resistance).<ref>Alternative Fuels Data Center. (October 3, 2015). ''Low Rolling Resistance Tires'' [Online]. Available: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/conserve/fuel_economy_tires_light.html</ref> | ||
This is also why rail cars use steel wheels on steel tracks; the lack of deformation in either track or wheel means very little rolling resistance, even compared to that of the pneumatic tires of a car. In fact it's roughly 50x<ref>http://www.tribology-abc.com/abc/cof.htm | This is also why rail cars use steel wheels on steel tracks; the lack of deformation in either track or wheel means very little rolling resistance, even compared to that of the pneumatic tires of a car. In fact it's roughly 50x less!<ref>Engineering ABC. (October 3, 2015). ''COF'' [Online]. Available: http://www.tribology-abc.com/abc/cof.htm </ref> | ||
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Rolling resistance refers to the force that resists the movement of some rolling object, such as a ball or a tire. Specifically, rolling resistance is a type of friction. When driving, tires are continually deformed when the section of the tire that touches the road is flattened by the weight of the car. This can be seen easily it one looks at a parked truck. The flattening deformation of the tires causes them to heat up. The more the tires deform, the more energy they take away from driving. This is one of the reasons that sports and racing cars use tires with relatively small and stiff sidewalls - to decrease tire deformation.
Rolling resistance is a particularly relevant topic when discussing both fuel efficiency and fuel economy. According to the US Department of energy, 5-15% of light-duty fuel consumption is a result of tires, and an improvement of up to 3% in fuel consumption is possible by properly inflating tires (this decreases rolling resistance).[2]
This is also why rail cars use steel wheels on steel tracks; the lack of deformation in either track or wheel means very little rolling resistance, even compared to that of the pneumatic tires of a car. In fact it's roughly 50x less![3]
References
- ↑ http://pixabay.com/p-76564/?no_redirect
- ↑ Alternative Fuels Data Center. (October 3, 2015). Low Rolling Resistance Tires [Online]. Available: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/conserve/fuel_economy_tires_light.html
- ↑ Engineering ABC. (October 3, 2015). COF [Online]. Available: http://www.tribology-abc.com/abc/cof.htm