Fabius Epple

Fabius Epple supervises and operates vehicle tests as a test engineer for the DLR climate roller test bench in Stuttgart. Coming from mechanical engineering, he researched vehicle exhaust emissions and consumption and later led various projects at the DLR Institute for vehicle concepts in the field of non-exhaust emissions. He currently leads a research project investigating tire wear particles and their generation, transportation and collection at the roller test bench which works across different disciplines and institutes at the DLR.

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Presentation

A novel measurement methodology for robust tire wear particle emissions

Developing a standardized and repeatable method for measuring tire road wear particle (TRWP) emissions is challenging due to the many influencing factors. DLR introduces a novel three-step approach: generation, collection and analysis for measuring TRWP emissions, applied in a chassis dyno setup using an innovative housing collection system. This system is designed to reduce the influence of external parameters which directly affect TRWP emission results. By defining accurate boundary conditions for each step, the method provides a robust framework for repeatable and consistent TRWP emissions data, leading to more reliable comparisons between different tires and a trustworthy foundation for component testing.