{"id":7452,"date":"2014-02-25T16:06:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T15:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=7452"},"modified":"2014-02-25T16:06:45","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T15:06:45","slug":"falken-creates-new-energy-efficient-tyre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/falken-creates-new-energy-efficient-tyre\/7452","title":{"rendered":"Falken creates new energy-efficient tyre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Falken tyre engineers in Japan have for the first time, employed a super computer normally used for climate simulation, together with the SPring-8 Materials Research Centre and its synchrotron radiation facility, to create a new energy-efficient tyre.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/falken-creates-new-energy-efficient-tyre\/7452\/falken-sincera4\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7453 alignright\" alt=\"Falken-Sincera4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Falken-Sincera4.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a>These powerful simulation tools, offering the ability to analyse at sub nano level, the effects of compound and construction, form part of Falken\u2019s new 4D NANO Design process.<\/p>\n<p>4D NANO Design has enabled Falken to develop the Sincera SN832 ECORUN tyre with a 22 percent reduction in rolling resistance compared to its predecessor. A further 27 percent reduction in braking distances has led to the new tyre receiving an A rating for wet weather grip, becoming the first Falken tyre to achieve the highest grade.<\/p>\n<p>By combining the SPring-8 materials research centre and its synchrotron radiation technology and the Japanese government\u2019s Earth Simulator super computer to simulate the real world conditions that a tyre experiences, Falken was able to identify how and where heat would be generated and how to minimise it. This is crucial as temperature build up results in higher rolling resistance which ultimately reduces fuel economy. For example, SPring-8\u2019s scientists created a new compound by bonding polymers into \u2018functional groups\u2019 with silica. These groups restrict the movement of the elements and the subsequent rise in temperature. The dispersal and reaction of both the bonding and chemical reaction of these groups was simulated at sub nanometre (there are one million nanometres in a millimetre) level to prove the technology. Falken\u2019s resultant calculations suggest the fuel saving benefit could be as much as four percent over its previous SN828 tyre.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the compound innovations, the Sincera SN832 ECORUN features a more circular cross profile, distributing load more evenly with the driver experiencing more precise handling and better directional stability. Stiffer outer shoulders with wide and straight lateral grooves improve resistance to aquaplaning, increasing the lateral aquaplaning score by 32 percent over that of the SN828.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo create a step performance gain in a tyre is not easy,\u201d says Markus Bogner, sales and marketing director, Falken Tyre Europe, GmbH. \u201cBeing part of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, the sixth largest tyre maker, Falken can access some of the best innovations out there. The four key areas of the 4D NANO DESIGN; Research, Simulate, Extraction and Performance feed into our materials development and simulation process and use \u00a0some of the most powerful research and simulation tools on the planet. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Earth Simulator is one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. It has a theoretical peak performance of 131TFLOPS and is typically used to model large scale climate change or to research the effects of tsunamis and earthquakes. SPring-8, the world&#8217;s largest third-generation synchrotron radiation facility, produces light that is about one billion times more brilliant than conventional X-ray sources and is used by scientists for a wide range of research projects.<\/p>\n<p>The Sincera SN832 ECORUN will be available from Spring, initially in 19 dimensions across 13\u201d-15\u201d sizes and a T speed rating, highlighting that advanced technology need not be the sole reserve of ultra-high performance (UHP) tyres.\u00a0 It will be suitable for cars such as the Ford Fiesta, Nissan Juke, VW Touran and Fiat 500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Falken tyre engineers in Japan have for the first time, employed a super computer normally used for climate simulation, together with the SPring-8 Materials Research Centre and its synchrotron radiation facility, to create a new energy-efficient tyre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-falken","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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