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November 08, 2016 01:00 AM

Japan recognizes Yokohama's 'super-computer' tire research

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    The “silent tires” project investigates the possibility of designing tire tread patterns that will produce lower acoustic waves, which could lead to the development of low-noise tires.

    TOKYO—A joint project between Yokohama Rubber Co. and Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science on silent tires has been recognized for its research on “highly accurate fluid analysis and data mining,” the Japanese tire maker announced.

    The project, said YRC, received the “excellent achievement research project award” for general-use research themes using the high performance computing infrastructure.

    HPCI is an initiative started by Japan's ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology (MEXT) to create a platform that connects Japan's next-generation supercomputer, called the K Computer, with supercomputers of universities and research institutions throughout Japan via a high-speed network.

    Japan's research organization for information science and technology (RIST) operates the HPCI system and each year presents its ‘excellent achievement' awards to the top applied research projects using the HPCI system.

    The Yokohama-ISAS project first used the aeroacoustic simulation technology in 2014 to demonstrate the impact of changes in a tire's surface, such as the depth and width of the groove, on the acoustic waves (noise) generated by a rolling tire.

    The “silent tires” project investigates the possibility of designing tire tread patterns that will produce lower acoustic waves, which could lead to the development of low-noise tires.

    The award, said YRC, recognizes the suitability of applying the HPCI system's big data calculation capabilities to conduct a systematic and reliable analysis that will contribute to the development of new tire designs.

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