184 th Technical Meeting Session C - Room #15 Rolling Resistance, Traction and Treadwear II Co-Chairs: Syed K. Mowdood - Pirelli Tyre SpA (Retired); Walter H. Waddell - ExxonMobil Chemical Company 8:30 a.m. 54 Structural Influences of Silane Coupling Agents on the Dynamic Properties of a SBR / Silica Tire Tread ] Compound - Ernest Cichomski, University of Twente, Netherlands 9:00 a.m. 55 Interaction of Silica Types with Other Compounding Ingredients for Modifying Viscoelastic Properties in Tread Compound Design - Louis Gatti, Evonik Corp. 9:30 a.m. 56 Influence of Oligomeric Resins On Traction and Rolling Resistance of Silica Tire Treads - Nadia Vleugels, University of Twente, Netherlands 10:00 a.m. 57 Emulsil Silica Masterbatch – Answering the Challenge of Silica Mixing - Christopher Hardiman, INSA, LLC 10:30 a.m. Break 2:30 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. 63 Compression Stress Relaxation, Test Approaches, Configurations, and Modeling - Paul Tuckner, Grace Technology and Development 3:15 p.m. 64 Viscoelastic Characterization at Low Temperature of HNBR <strong>Rubber</strong> for Sealing Applications - Francois Rouillard, LRCCP, France Session B - Room #16 Rheology of <strong>Rubber</strong> and <strong>Rubber</strong> Manufacturing Processes Co-Chairs: Ed Terrill - Akron <strong>Rubber</strong> Development Laboratory; John S. Dick - Alpha Technologies, U.S., L.P. 1:30 p.m. 67 Process Enhancements Through Rheology for a New Generation of Liquid Silicone <strong>Rubber</strong> - Rick Ziebell, R.D. Abbott Company, Inc 10:45 a.m. 58 Performance Resins In Tire Compounding - Terri Carvagno, Eastman Chemical Company 11:15 a.m. 59 Improvement of Wet Traction Without Sacrificing Rolling Resistance by Employing Organic Sulfur Vulcanizer for Solution SBR and Silica Based Tire - Jinhwan Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea 11:45 a.m. 60 Polymerization Kinetics Behavior of Butadiene / Isoprene / Styrene With Tin-Containing Organolithium As Initiator - Yibing Xu, Yanshan Branch, Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China Wednesday Afternoon October 9, 2013 Session A - Room #18 Advanced Mechanical Testing and Predictive Testing II Co-Chairs: William V. Mars - Endurica; Ed Terrill - Akron <strong>Rubber</strong> Development Laboratory 1:30 p.m. 61 Identifying Important Variables in Compression Set Testing - Chris Tolliver, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies 2:00 p.m. 62 Incorporating Compressive Stress Relaxation into the Compound Development Process - Edine Heinig, Minnesota <strong>Rubber</strong> & Plastics 2:00 p.m. 68 Rheology Characterization of UV Curable Silicone <strong>Elastomer</strong>s - Huiping Zhang, Momentive Performance Materials 2:30 p.m. 69 Applications for The RPA Enhanced Dynamic Range in Measuring Silanization Reactions from the Mixing of Silica-Loaded Stocks - John S. Dick, Alpha Technologies U.S. 3:00 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. 71 Numerical Study on Distributive Mixing Characteristics in a Partially Filled Internal Mixer - Kazuhisa Fukutani, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Japan 3:45 p.m. 72 Advanced Dispersion Techniques of CNTs for High Performance <strong>Elastomer</strong>s - Harishkumar Chougule, Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie, Germany 4:15 p.m. 74 Optimizing the Filler Dispersion from a <strong>Rubber</strong> Mixer Using a DMA and Optical Methods - Henry Pawlowski, Alpha Technologies U.S. Session C - Room #15 Rolling Resistance, Traction and Treadwear III Co-Chairs: Syed K. Mowdood - Pirelli Tyre SpA (Retired); Walter H. Waddell - ExxonMobil Chemical Company 1:30 p.m. 75 Less Is More, Also in Steel Cord - Guy Buytaert, NV Bekaert SA, Belgium 2:00 p.m. 76 Development of New Test Protocols to Study Tire Rolling Resistance Using Simulated Driving Conditions - James Popio, Smithers Rapra North America 56 INTERNATIONAL ELASTOMER CONFERENCE
March 23-26, 2014 • Louisville, KY 185 th Technical Meeting & Educational Symposium Topics include: • FEA of <strong>Rubber</strong> Products for Non Tire Applications • Specialty Polymers • Materials in Healthcare • Abrasion and Wear • Advanced Analytical Characterization of <strong>Rubber</strong> Compounds • Polymer Synthesis and Functionalization of Polymers Be on the lookout at rubber.org for the official call for papers.