Amawhele amathathu atholwe kwezinye amathathu: ubunxe bokwezinye obukhulu bokwezinye nezinye eziqinileyo ezenziwe ngokwezinye izinto ezingapheli ubukhulu. Ikhelini kunezinye zokwezinye zokwezinye futhi lapho izinkawu ziyakhunywa kwi hub, ezinhlelwe ngendlela engiyiyo yokwenza amandla okugcina kwezinye izinhlelo zokugcina. Kuye kunezinye ezingapheli ubukhulu lapho kugcinwa amaphoyisa. Abasebenzisa le nto ngokuhlelwa kakhulu ukuze kunezinye zokwezinye zokwezinye lapho kunezinye amandla okugcina aphakathi kwezinye izinto. Kanti ke yilapho amawhele angcono ngokwezinye ukutholwa kwazo. Uma kutheni kwezinye into ehlule ukutholwa kwezinye, abasebenzisa kungenza kuphela kwezinye okudingekayo esingeni sokuthenga iwhela evela futhi. Koma abasebenzisa amakhahla noma abasebenzisa amakhahla amaningi kwezinye izinto, lokhu kunciphisa izindleko ngokwezinye. Kunezinye izibonelo esingatholwa ukuthi abasebenzisa bangathola ukuncipisa ngama 40% kwezinye izindleko zokutholwa kwezinye amawhele amaningi amathathu.
Lapho i-aluminium engu-6061-T6 iqalwa ukuba ibe yizinto ezihlanganisiwe ngaphansi kwengcindezi engaphezu kuka-10.000 psi, empeleni icindezela ukwakheka kwenhlamvu ngaphakathi kwensimbi. Lokhu kuphumela ekwandeni kwamandla okudonsa cishe ngo-30% uma kuqhathaniswa namasondo avamile. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abakhiqizi bangakha ama-speck amancane kakhulu, ngezinye izikhathi aba mancane njengo-3 mm ububanzi, kuyilapho beqhubeka nokugcina isakhiwo siphelele. Waba yini umphumela? Isondo ngalinye lilahlekelwa isisindo salo esiyi-15 kuya ku-20% lapho liphenduka. Ukuhlolwa kwelebhu okuvela emithonjeni evela eceleni kuye kwabonisa ukuthi la masondo aqoshiwe angakwazi ukubhekana nokucindezeleka okuphindwe kathathu ngaphambi kokuba ekugcineni ahluleke. Noma ubani oshayela ngendlela enobudlova noma oshayela njalo emgwaqweni futhi adinge ukuma ngokuzumayo, lokhu kwenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni amasondo abambelela ngayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izibopho ze-titanium ezenzelwe izindiza zibambelela ndawonye, ziqinise isikhungo nomthamo ngokusebenzisa ama-bolt acwebile angama-360-degree asakaza isisindo ngokulinganayo kulo lonke isondo. Onjiniyela benza ukufanisa besebenzisa ukuhlaziywa kwezinto eziphelile ukuze bahlole indlela lezi zingxenye eziphatha ngayo amandla phakathi nokuguquka okucijile emithwalweni engu-2.5G. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, kuye kwahlolwa ngokuqinile ukucindezelwa kwezingqimba ezikhethekile ze-silicone ukuze umoya ungaphumi ngisho nalapho izinga lokushisa lifinyelela ngaphezu kuka - 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Konke lokhu kuhlela ngokucophelela kusho ukuthi umkhiqizo ophelile uhlala uqondile futhi uzinzile emgwaqweni omkhulu ngesivinini esifinyelela kumakhilomitha angu-220 ngehora. Sikhuluma ngamasondo asusa izikali ezingamakhilogremu angu-22 kuya kwangu-26 kuphela, okwenza kube lula ngamaphesenti angu-35 uma kuqhathaniswa nezinguqulo ezifanayo ezikhona emakethe namuhla.
Ngokweqina umqele wokubota ngama-20–30% kunoma kunye nezicathami zokubota, izinhlelo ezifakiwe kwezinye ezimbili zinikeza ukhobo olubangelwa kakhulu. Ukweqina kuka-15% komsindano wasekuqaleni kwesibhakabhaka kuhlela izindlela zokubrake 60–0 mph ngo-1.2 yendawo yemoto futhu kwinikeza ukhobo lokugcina ngama-4.2% kumachitho ethekwini—lezi zicinga ezibalweni kakhulu emaphakathini embalwa emsakweni.
Umqele ophansi olungiselela ukuthi izinhlelo zokuthibela zilindele kahle kuma-18% phezu kwezindawo ezingalingani. Lokhu kuhlela ukuphendula ngokusheshayo phezu kwezinyathelo ezinkimbinkimbi, zinikeza ukulandelela kuka-0.08g kokuhandlela. Izigaba zilandele kahle izindlela zomhluzi, zihlela njalo ukuphatha nokulanda ngaphandle kokuthwasa umphumelelo wokuvikela.
Umkhawulo wokwehliswa kwemass ye forged wheels ubangela ukuba yindlela encane ema-12-15mm. Kwezindiza zokuthatha isicathami esikhathini, lokhu kunceda kuthatha izikho eziyisokhotshele kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezindlela zokugcina yezigaba ngama-19%, kuvumela ukuthuthukiswa okuhle kwezokuthatha isicathami nezokuthatha isicathami esikhathini eside.
Lapho kukhiqizwa amasondo aqoshiwe, abakhiqizi bathatha ama-aluminium bucket aqinile bese becindezela kakhulu ukuze bawacindezele kuyilapho beqondanisa ukwakheka kokusanhlamvu ukuze bahlale isikhathi eside. Waba yini umphumela? Into enesisindo esincane ngamaphesenti angu-20 kuya kwangu-30 uma iqhathaniswa namasondo ashiselwe. Amasondo enziwe ngokuthululela i-aluminium eshisayo esakhiweni sokubumba, kodwa le ndlela ngokuvamile ishiya izikhwama zomoya ezincane noma izimbobo ensimbi. Amasondo aqoshiwe ngokuvamile anikeza amandla angcono ngo-15-18% uma eqhathaniswa nesisindo sawo, futhi avame ukuhlala isikhathi eside ngokuphindwe kathathu ngaphambi kokubonisa izimpawu zokuqhekeka kokukhathala ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kokucindezeleka ngokusho kocwaningo oluvela ku-Metallurgical Engineering Review emuva ngo-2023. Zonke lezi zinto zenza amasondo aqoshiwe abe ukukhetha okuhle kakhulu ezimweni ezihilela ukujika okucijile ngejubane elikhulu noma ukuchayeka ngokuphindaphindiwe ekushintsheni kwamazinga okushisa.
I-aluminium ehlanganisiwe inesakhiwo esiqhubekayo sokusanhlamvu esiphikisana ngempela nokugoba nokuqhekeka uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho esikubona emafomini. Lapho zivivinywa ngokushayisana, lezi zinqola eziqanjiwe zingashayisana nezindawo eziningi ngokuphindwe kabili nangaphezulu ngaphambi kokuba zibonise umonakalo omkhulu. Amaqembu omjaho nawo aye aphawula okuthile okuthakazelisayo - aye abona izinkinga ezincane ngamasondo ezingaba amaphesenti angu-80 phakathi nemincintiswano emide. Empeleni, onjiniyela bamaqembu amaningana bakhomba ukwakhiwa okuqanjiwe njengesizathu esenza izimoto zabo zihlale zilinganisiwe futhi zisesimweni esihle ngisho nangemva kwamakhulu emijikelezo lapho amasondo ecindezelwa khona njalo ukuba afinyelele umkhawulo wawo.
Amawhele amalungiswa ngokweqile ayisikhala esikhulu, ngokuvumelekile kanye nezingu-50 ukuya kuma-70 phesenti ngaphezulu kwaleyo amawhele amathokozisayo, kodwa abasebenzisa okhuluma ngokwethemba ukuthi awuyona imali yabo yonke ngoba le amawhele ayadlala ngemva futhi ayasebenza ngakunye. Abasebenzisa abathengisa emlambeni bazi ukuthi izikhathi zabo zokusebenzisa ziyaphakama kabangela kanye nezinca-40 phesenti ngaphandle kwezinye amawhele. Amathimba okubonga amaprofesinali ayazi ukuthi kune something engqondweni ethile esenzeka noma izikhathi zabo zokugcina izikhathi ziyobonakala ngokuvamile lapho ba sebenzisa amawhele amalungiswa. Kwezindlela, ngokukhawuleza kubasebenzisa abathengisa amasupercar, ukuthi uthile kwezingu-8 ukuya kuma-12 ipaunthi ngawhele ngawo kwenza uhlu olukhulu kungani otshelwe kancane inkabi yethu futhi kwanikeza amandla amanzi. Futhi le ndaba engqondweni ethile engenakuthi kona into engiyaziwa ngabantu ngokuvumelekile: lokhu ukuncipisa umbane akuthi kuthetha ukuthi amawhele ayahlela phansi emva kwezinyanga ezifewu ngokusho kwezinye izinto ezincane.
Ngokuthiwa kweqondo ezimbini okwesibonakaliso inkqubo yekhulu kusuka kwi-barile, abantu bakhuthaza ukulungisa ngokwengeziweyo. Ububanzi buphakathi kwezinci ezibishi kuya kwezinci ezingu-13, ngelokho ukulungisa okuphambili kufakwa phakathi kwe-15mm. Iinkcukacha zokugqibela zinezakhiwo. Konke lokhu kuthiwa abasebenzi bakhiyelela ngokucacileyo iigilidu labo ngokwenziwa ngokwehlathileyo, kuthiwa kuzo zilindele zokulula, nokufumana iinkqubo zokulungisa. Abasebenzi abaningi bafavora ukuxhuma iinkqubo ezi-anodized nezii-barrels ezipoloshileyo ngokuba kuyabonakala ngokulungileyo kwiimoto. Iintombazane zemoto zenza lokhu ngokuyimfuneko - ngqo kwe-72% ngokwesicelo se-Performance Wheels Research endulo 2023. Kuyakuthanda xa zifuna izibuko zabo zibonakale kwiimeko.
Iigilidu ezimbini zokukhumbula zinika amandla nokubonakala ngokulandelana. Abalungisi bekhiyelela ngokulandelana:
Le ndlela yokusebenza inika amandla okuphansi ngokuphindwa kuka-34% ngaphandle kwezinye izicathami zokubhaleka nangokunikeza amandla okuphakathi kuka-20% (I-Paper yemoto yesikwele yeSAE 2022). Imigomo yokuthiwa kuphela indonga emva kokulungiswa - engokwakhiwa ngokuphelele - kuthatha izindleko ngokuphindwa kuka-40%, okuyindlela yokuthanda kakhulu abasebenzisa abathinta phakathi kwezinye izicathami zemoto yesikwele.
Emidlalweni ye-GT3 nemicimbi yokukhuthazela njengamahora angu-24 edumile aseLe Mans, amasondo ayizingcezu ezimbili aye aba yizinto ezivamile kulezi zinsuku. La masondo abhekana namandla amakhulu okujika futhi ahlale eqinile ngisho nalapho amazinga okushisa ngaphakathi kwama-wheel wells eba phezulu kakhulu phakathi nemincintiswano emide. Indlela ezakhiwe ngayo ivumela amaqembu omjaho ukuba ashintshe ingxenye yensimbi yamasondo phakathi kwemicimbi, okuyinto esindisa isikhathi esiningi egaraji. Izingcweti zingase zichithe isikhathi esincane zilungisa amasondo alimele futhi zisebenzise isikhathi esiningi ekuhleleni kahle indlela umzila ngamunye obekwe ngayo. Ucwaningo lwakamuva olushicilelwe yi-SAE International emuva ngo-2023 lwathola okuthile okuthakazelisayo. Amaqembu ashintshela kule miklamo enezingxenye ezimbili abona izinkinga zawo zokuma emgodini zincipha ngamaphesenti angu-63 uma kuqhathaniswa namavili esikole esidala anezingxenye ezimbili. Lolo hlobo lokwethenjelwa lwenza umehluko omkhulu lapho umzuzwana ngamunye ubalulekile emjahweni.
Ngemva kwezivivinywa ekuhlaleni kweNürburgring, abasebenzisi baphazwanga ngokuthi kuyindlela yekhweletsha ukuthi bafaka amawhele amahlanu ngokuthi bafaka amawhele amahlanu aqoqwe kuzo kwezinhlobo zokuvamhanya. Izikhathi zokugcina zakhula ngama-1.7 sekondi ngalengxenye! Lokhu kungenxa yekuthi amawhele amahlanu aqoqwe akhuphula ubunzima be-rotasi nge-22%, okuyindlela yekhweletsha ekushiseni nokuxhumana. Okuthandwa kakhulu nge-aluminum aqoqwe kukhona njengoba kuyindlela yekhweletsha yokucoca ukushisa. Xa abasebenzisi babhola amabremi ngokugcwele ngemva kwezivivinywa eziphambene, amabhrethi ayilale ngokushesha futhi ayizange yizwe ngokushesha. Lokhu kuxhomeke ukuthi amabremi ayilale kakhulu noma kungaba yizikhathi ezingama-10 ngokuqondile. Okuthandwa kakhulu kule meqo yazo yabantu abathanda ukuxhumana nezinhlobo zokuvamhanya.
UJATO Dynamics ubiko okuqukethwe yimali 78 kwezingu-100 yemimandla ephethwe ngokwesikhundla esikhombisa ukuthi ezinsukwini zokwenza izinhlobo zokugcina ezimbili ngokweqile. Lezi zinhlobo zingasebenzisa amatheki amabanzi ngokwesikhathi manje ngaphandle kokuthinta ukuhlelwa kwemiphetho, okwenza kube yimali ngokweqile kuzindlela zokugcina ezinhlobo zokubambeza. Izivivinyo zokusebenza kuzo kubonisa abasebenzisa bathola ukuthuthukwa kwezingu-8 kuya kwezingu-12 kokuvela kwezinhlobo zabo xa kuthinta kuzindlela ezikhulu kuzindlela zasegceke. Lokhu kwenza kube yimali ukuthi okubonakala ngokwengeziwe yini ukuthi izinhlobo zokugcina zokubambeza zisebenza ngokuhle futhi xa kusebenzisa kuzindlela zasekhaya.
Izinhlobo zokugcina ezimbili zenqama kuzo ukuthi kuneqile elingenhla le-aluminum nezinhlobo ezimbili zenqama kwezinhlobo ezingenamandla.
Amawhele aphakathi kwezinye izici kuvumela ukuvivinya okukhulu, ukulawulwa nokunciphisa ubunzima kungeza kwezici ecasti, lokhu kuyakumelwa kakhulu kuzo zizo zokusebenza ngokokhulu.
Zivumela izinketho felokhu njengezinhlelo ezingxenye, amabha esibhakabhaka esikhundleni, amaphakathi kanye nezinhlelo, ukuvumela ukwenza ngokwezifiso kuzo zonke izidingo zokusebenza.