Non-pneumatic wheels inherently offer explosion-proof advantages compared to pneumatic wheel.Our team innovatively proposed an“elastic ring-hinge group”type non-pneumatic mechanical elastic wheel(ME-Wheel).To analyz...Non-pneumatic wheels inherently offer explosion-proof advantages compared to pneumatic wheel.Our team innovatively proposed an“elastic ring-hinge group”type non-pneumatic mechanical elastic wheel(ME-Wheel).To analyze the gas flow characteristics around the ME-Wheel,this study analyzed the aerodynamic characteristics of the MEWheel for the first time by using CFD calculation method,and studied the influences of speed,steering angle,camber angle and hinge group on the aerodynamic characteristics of the wheel.Compared with camber angle,steering angle has a more significant effect on the aerodynamic characteristics of non-pneumatic mechanical elastic wheels in terms of lift and drag.Speed has no significant effect on the wheel drag coefficient and lift coefficient.The number of hinge groups has a significant effect on wheel aerodynamic characteristics.The deviations between the maximum and minimum values of drag,lift,drag coefficient,and lift coefficient are 6.06%,8.57%,6.05%,and 8.6%,respectively.This study addresses a critical gap in the design optimization of ME-Wheel,provides a theoretical basis for the aerodynamic optimization of ME-Wheel,and has strong practical significance for the commercial development of nonpneumatic mechanical elastic wheels.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52472411,52272397)the Key Research&Development and Achievement Transformation Program of Wuhu(Grant No.2023YF010)the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX25_0566).
文摘Non-pneumatic wheels inherently offer explosion-proof advantages compared to pneumatic wheel.Our team innovatively proposed an“elastic ring-hinge group”type non-pneumatic mechanical elastic wheel(ME-Wheel).To analyze the gas flow characteristics around the ME-Wheel,this study analyzed the aerodynamic characteristics of the MEWheel for the first time by using CFD calculation method,and studied the influences of speed,steering angle,camber angle and hinge group on the aerodynamic characteristics of the wheel.Compared with camber angle,steering angle has a more significant effect on the aerodynamic characteristics of non-pneumatic mechanical elastic wheels in terms of lift and drag.Speed has no significant effect on the wheel drag coefficient and lift coefficient.The number of hinge groups has a significant effect on wheel aerodynamic characteristics.The deviations between the maximum and minimum values of drag,lift,drag coefficient,and lift coefficient are 6.06%,8.57%,6.05%,and 8.6%,respectively.This study addresses a critical gap in the design optimization of ME-Wheel,provides a theoretical basis for the aerodynamic optimization of ME-Wheel,and has strong practical significance for the commercial development of nonpneumatic mechanical elastic wheels.
