"A brief understanding of low resistance tyres"
"Continentaltyreswythall Car TyresShirley"
[ "A brief understanding of low resistance tyresFriction is everywhere, and it restricts your cars motion. The invention of wheels was a bit of a bummer for friction, but it was there nevertheless. For objects that are circular in shape like tyres, friction comes in a different form called rolling friction. This friction is very much less compared with the friction that objects with flat surface encounters. However little this friction might be, it does affect the performance of your car. To counter this force, low rolling resistance tyres are made. These tyres take the load off your engine, making it work at ease. The harder an engine works the more it consumes fuel. This is how low rolling friction tyres make your car more fuel-efficient. The following article will give you a brief idea of these tyres.Why you should careFollowing the third law of motion, whenever your tyres roll, pushing the road, the road pushes back. Now this force depends on various factors such as the condition of the road, type of tyres, etc. As friction is a contact force, its magnitude increases with increase in the area. Less air pressure inside the tyre means more contact with the road. Low rolling resistance tyre is a one-shot solution to all these problems. Continental tyres wythall;provide you with tyres that can be used for different temperatures and climates.How do they do it?One simple way is to increase the air pressure. As mentioned above, a deflated tyre, due to its greater contact area, exerts more friction. To get around this hurdle, the air pressure inside the tyre is increased. When the pressure is increased, it doesnt let the tyre make much contact with the road. Caution must be observed not to take the air pressure beyond a certain limit, as it would do more harm than goodEngineers can experiment with different materials to make an optimum low rolling friction tyre. Choosing rubber that can make sidewalls of the tyre more rigid helps in achieving less contact area. Reducing tread depth can also make tyres less vulnerable to friction.Labels on the tyresIn earlier times there were no labels on the tyres indicating the coefficient of rolling resistance. Recent amendments regarding the tyre labels, after being accepted by the European Union, make it compulsory for manufacturers to mention rolling resistance friction coefficient. Tyres come with labels, in decreasing order, from A to G. The difference between the efficiency of tyres between A and G can be as high as 10 per centCar Tyres Shirley;gives you all the details of the tyre with visible labels.Can they be relied every time on?Low rolling resistance tyres sometimes reduce the coefficient of friction beyond the permissible limit. Such tyres dont go down well with wet or snowy roadsTread depths, when reduced to beyond a certain limit, can compromise the safety of the vehicle.Low rolling resistance tyres are here to make our drive smoother and cost-effective. Caution should always be taken while driving in low friction surfaces such as wet roads. At the end of the day, it all comes down to our judgement. Make them your partner with a pinch of salt." ]