Objective
Hydroplaning is a major source of traffic accidents on wet roads and under rainy conditions. The TROPHY project aims at developing predictive models for hydroplaning in realistic conditions, taking into account the tire structure, its large deformability and road interaction, the fluid properties , such as free surfaces, spray formation and air entrainment, including turbulence effects. The resulting fluid-structure coupled models will be implemented in a user-friendly software environment and validated by a series of new dedicated experiments. The final goal of the project is not only the improvement of the knowledge on hydroplaning phenomenon, but also the development of an effective simulation tool to enable the manufacturers to optimise and validate new tire designs to improve safety under wet conditions. An additional objective is the dissemination of the results to the public and to safety and transportation agencies.
Fields of science
Call for proposal
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CSC - Cost-sharing contractsCoordinator
BRUXELLES
Belgium