NON-PNEUMATIC TYRES (NPT)
| Author(s) | : | Mr. Rutik A Borude, Mr. Salim M Kadmude, Mr. Maruf R Ansari, Prof. N U Patil, Prof. P L Deotale |
| Institution | : | Student of Third Year Diploma, Mechanical Engineering Dept., P C Polytechnic, Nigdi |
| Published In | : | Vol. 5, Issue 16 — January 2018 |
| Page No. | : | - |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
The Non Pneumatic Tyre (NPT) design was first developed by the French tyre company Michelin. Itssignificant advantage over pneumatic tyres is that it does not use a bladder full of compressed air and therefore it cannotburst or become flat. The inner hub of the NPT connects to flexible polyurethane spokes which are used to support anouter rim and assume the shock absorbing role of a traditional tyre’s pneumatic properties. Potential benefits of the NonPneumatic Tyre include the obvious safety and convenience of never having flat tyres. Commercial applications will bein lower weight vehicles such as wheelchairs, scooters, heavy vehicles like earth movers, military applications and NASAapplied it in lunar rover. In future NPT will replace traditional tyres which could avoid checking of tyre pressure,highway blowouts and balancing between traction and comfort.
Mr. Rutik A Borude, Mr. Salim M Kadmude, Mr. Maruf R Ansari, Prof. N U Patil, Prof. P L Deotale, “NON-PNEUMATIC TYRES (NPT)”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 16, pp. -, January 2018.
