Title: The optimization of an extremely light cast aluminium wheel rim
Authors: P. Reipert
Addresses: Manager Development Department, Kolbenschmidt AG, Germany
Abstract: This article outlines the need to produce a wheel, whose manufacturing costs would enable competitive pricing, for a newly developed vehicle. The wheel had to be as light as possible and both safe and durable. An aluminium wheel manufactured by low pressure die casting was considered to be appropriate.
Keywords: aerodynamics; aluminium wheel rims; finite element method; FEM; fuel consumption; lightweight wheel rims; vehicle design; low pressure die casting; optimisation.
International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1985 Vol.6 No.4/5, pp.509 - 513
Published online: 25 May 2014 *
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