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SEMINAR PRESENTATION
ON
TWEEL
BY
AARYAN CHAURASIA (1611045001)

SEMINAR COORDINATOR:MR.YADAV KRISHNA KANT

(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR)
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND RURAL TECHNOLOGY
PRAYAGRAJ INDIA
CONTENT
1) Evolution of wheel to tyre
2) What is a pneumatic tyre and drawbacks
3) What is a Tweel?
4) Main parts of tweel?
5) How does it works?
6) Advantages
7) Disadvantages
8) Applications
9) Conclusion
10)References
EVOLUTION OF WHEELS TO TYRES
• Diagrams on ancient clay tables suggest
the wheel did not materialise for
thousands of years until a potter’s
wheel was used in Mesopotamia
(modern day Iraq) in 3500 BC.
• IN 19th Century Robert William
Thompson invented the pneumatic tyre
Pneumatic tyres
1)A pneumatic, or air-filled, tyre is
made of an air tight inner core filled
with pressurized air.
2)The pressure of the air inside the tyre is
greater than atmospheric air pressure,
so the tyre remains inflated even with
the weight of a vehicle resting on it.
3) It gives a certain degree a cushioning
effect as the tyre hits bumps in the road.
Drawbacks
• Puncture or Blowout.
• A blowout at high speeds
can lead to a dangerous
car accident.
• Variations in air pressure
changes tyre
performance.
• Can blow out by gunfire
or explosion.
What is Tweel?
• The name “Tweel” is the combination of
“ tyre” and “Wheel”. Rather than a wheel + a tyre , we now
have a single word TWEEL. To start with, Tweels could be fitted
on vehicles with small wheels, such as wheelchairs, thus
substantially improving the mobility of disabled people.
“Tweel” is nothing but a air less (or) Non pneaumatic tyres.
• Airless tyres or Non-pneumatic tyres (NPT) , are tyres that are
not supported by air pressure.
Main parts of TWEEL
1. TREAD
2. SHEER BAND
3. DEFORMEBLE WHEEL
4. FLEXIBLE SPOKES
How does it works? .
• Flexible spokes are fused with a flexible
wheel which deforms to absorb shock.
• The sheer band surrounding the spokes
effectively takes the place of air pressure,
distributing the load.
• The tread is similar in appearance to a
conventional tyre.
• The tension of the sheer band on the spokes
and the strength of spokes themselves
replace the air pressure of a traditional tyre.
• When the Tweel put to the road,
the spokes absorb road impact the
same way air pressure does in
pneumatic tyres.
• The tread and sheer bands deform
temporarily as the spokes bend,
then quickly spring back into
shape.
Advantages
• Eliminates air leaks or tyre blow outs.
• No maintenance required.
• Facilitate recycling.
• Remains mobile even with some of
the spokes are damaged or missing.
• Durability & Long Life.
• Can take gunfire or explosion.
Disadvantages
• Lack of adjustability.
• Vibration.
• Different Manufacturing
technique.
• Not as economic as pneumatic
tyres.
Applications
1.EARTH MOVERS
• The non-pneumatic tyres give high stability to
the earth movers to climb in all terrains.
• It provides a much smoother ride than a
pneumatic tyre due to its excellent shock
absorption.
2.SPACE ROVER
In space rover non pneumatic tyres are
used as there is no need to adjust air
pressure in tyre.
3.MILITARY VEHICLES
American military vehicles such as Hummer, trucks,
etc. Are using the non- pneumatic tyres. The main
advantage of the military vehicles using this tyre is that
it requires very little or no maintenance. It will still
remain mobile even with some spokes damaged or
missing. It passed the ballistic test i.e. it will remain
mobile eve if it is hit by a bullet.
 Conclusion
For years, vehicles have been running on pneumatic
tyres and there was almost a full stop for any further
improvement of tyres. In 20th century the engineers
have come up with a new concept where the tyres never
require air, if the drawbacks that being countered
presently and improved then there is good future for
these tyres and the vehicles can run without the
necessity of air.