Non Pneumatic Tyres: The Next Big Thing
The World and Civilisation has evolved tremendously from the Stone age to the World as we know it today and each development and progress is in a bid to ease and make work easier for Mankind. Several inventions has been put to use and made by bright minds and scientists looking to cure and end dredgery like I made mention of an improvement in the Agricultural sector by adopting mechanised farming in an article of mine.
● Here is the link if you wish to go check it out: Mechanised Agriculture: An Improving Sector
In the world today , 1 out of every 5 persons has a car if not all 5. Series of breakthroughs and discoveries have been made to improve and upgrade the Vehicle so that it is optimised to its best use and less of a trouble and painless to use for the user. Vehicles have being upgraded from being cranked to start to using keys to start it engines and now, Vehicles are being manufactured that just need the press of a switch to start or voice-automated which starts the car on command.
I would ask that you pardon my ramblings as it seems that I am going off-course from my main topic of Non Pneumatic Tires but it would seem odd if I just commenced on what I had to say and not make notable mentions of what the Vehicle had been before and what it is now and amazing improvements and progress that has been made .
The word Pneumatic simply dials to " relating to air, compressed air or gases" - you know what I mean. The conventional tires used in vehicles today can be called Pneumatic Tires as they are tires comprising of compressed air used for their inflation.
The Wheel as we know of is one of the most wonderful invention of man and it composite materials evolved from being made of rocks to woods and now Latex. The Wheel has its history and dates way back to before civilisation but I would leave that for another day as it seems I am derailing from my main article topic a lot . Vehicle tyres are Wheels; they ease the movement of the car from a point A to B .. the power to do so is given by the engine but the wheel transmit that power into rotational motion that counts as moving.
Non Pneumatic Tyres
These are tyres that don't work on the principles of inflatable tubes with compressed air to give rigid structure to the tires. They are made from condensed cells of Polyurethane that stretches and compresses when force is applied to it and it possesses deformable spokes which allows transmission of stress and force.
Simply put, you don't need to go to the mechanic or car repair to inflate them when punctured.
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They are not hollow as the regular tires but have internal structure built to give it it's rigid shape and also support load. It is also a great user choice over Pneumatic tires when dealing with terrains and off road paths .They come in handy and usefulness to us as they can't be affected or rendered ineffective by being punctured by a nail or a sharp object as the nail would simply just pierce it and do no damage as it doesn't comprise of air that would leak away
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Non Pneumatic tires cover and solves a whole range of Car drivers problems like worries of changing tire when on a trip due to decrease in compressed air pressure or worrying about punctures to the tires. They are not in use all over the world yet in Vehicles but are being put to great use in lawn mowers, bicycles, NASA space rovers.
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Non Pneumatic tires ain't invisible also and are not everlasting. They also undergo wear and tear but not as frequent as Pneumatic tires. They can be quite of handful if mud or snow builds up in its orifices; research is being made on how to tackle such problems. They are heavier than the Pneumatic Tyres also but it is a great accomplishment when all flaws are tackled.
Disclaimer: All things said in this article are due to researches and info gathered by me. You are free to DYOR . All links used refer to images relating to this article and no image belongs to me.
