Analysis and application of energy absorption characteristics of expansion tube type absorber

Passive safety protection technology is to reduce the damage caused by collision by improving the anti-impact performance of the system itself. It has important engineering practical value. Many scholars have carried out the research on the collision design of the train in the structure design of the track vehicle. The core is to absorb the kinetic energy of the collision by absorbing energy structure to reduce the force generated during the collision and minimize casualties. The expansion tube type absorber is usually used as a collision safety protection device in the track vehicle. The quasi-static compression test is carried out for the expansion tube type absorber. The energy absorption characteristics and compression characteristics of the expansion tube energy absorber in quasi-static compression test are studied experimentally. The design and research of the energy absorber for rail vehicles are of guiding significance and practical value.

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Compressive Property of an Auxetic-Knitted Composite Tube Under Quasi-Static Loading

Autex Research Journal ◽

10.2478/aut-2019-0020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 101-109 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andrews Boakye ◽

Rafui King Raji ◽

Pibo Ma ◽

Honglian Cong

Keyword(s):

Energy Absorption ◽

Compression Test ◽

Impact Loading ◽

Static Loading ◽

Fiber Content ◽

Compressive Property ◽

Static Compression ◽

Arrow Head ◽

Composite Tube ◽

Quasi Static Compression

AbstractThis research investigates the compressive property of a novel composite based on a weft-knitted auxetic tube subjected to a quasi-static compression test. In order to maximize the influence of the fiber content on the compression test, a Kevlar yarn was used in knitting the tubular samples using three different auxetic arrow-head structures (i.e. 4 × 4, 6 × 6 and 8 × 8 structure). A quasi-static compression test was conducted under two different impact loading speeds (i.e. 5 mm/min and 15 mm/min loading speed). The results indicate that the energy absorption (EA) property of the auxetic composite is highly influenced by the auxeticity of the knitted tubular fabric.

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Numerical Analysis and Quasi-static Compression Test on Energy Absorption Structure Made of Aluminium Alloys for Railway Vehicle

TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series A ◽

10.1299/kikaia.74.154 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 74 (737) ◽

pp. 154-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Takeshi KAWASAKI ◽

Takashi YAMAGUCHI ◽

Toshihiko MOCHIDA

Keyword(s):

Numerical Analysis ◽

Energy Absorption ◽

Compression Test ◽

Aluminium Alloys ◽

Railway Vehicle ◽

Static Compression ◽

Quasi Static Compression

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Study on improvement of prefolded energy absorption device to constant resistance and its mechanical properties

Science Progress ◽

10.1177/00368504211036820 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 104 (3) ◽

pp. 003685042110368

Author(s):

Dong An ◽

Jiaqi Song ◽

Hailiang Xu ◽

Jingzong Zhang ◽

Yimin Song ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Energy Absorption ◽

Compression Test ◽

Side Wall ◽

Concave Side ◽

Displacement Curve ◽

Static Compression ◽

Constant Resistance ◽

The Impact ◽

Force Displacement

When the rock burst occurs, energy absorption support is an important method to solve the impact failure. To achieve constant resistance performance of energy absorption device, as an important component of the support, the mechanical properties of one kind of prefolded tube is analyzed by quasi-static compression test. The deformation process of compression test is simulated by ABAQUS and plastic strain nephogram of the numerical model are studied. It is found that the main factors affecting the fluctuation of force-displacement curve is the stiffness of concave side wall. The original tube is improved to constant resistance by changing the side wall. The friction coefficient affects the folding order and form of the energy absorbing device. Lifting the concave side wall stiffness can improve the overall stiffness of energy absorption device and slow down the falling section of force-displacement curve. It is always squeezed by adjacent convex side wall in the process of folding, with large plastic deformation. Compared with the original one, the improved prefolded tube designed in this paper can keep the maximum bearing capacity ( Pmax), increase the total energy absorption ( E), improve the specific energy absorption (SEA), and decrease the variance ( S2) of force-displacement curve.

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Experimental investigation of the quasi-static and impact tests on the energy absorption characteristics of coupler rubber buffers used in railway vehicles

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit ◽

10.1177/0954409718819570 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 233 (9) ◽

pp. 937-950 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shuguang Yao ◽

Zhixiang Li ◽

Wen Ma ◽

Ping Xu ◽

Quanwei Che

Keyword(s):

Energy Absorption ◽

Impact Velocity ◽

High Speed ◽

Compression Tests ◽

Static Compression ◽

Static Tests ◽

Impact Tests ◽

High Speed Trains ◽

The Impact ◽

Absorption Characteristics

Coupler rubber buffers are widely used in high-speed trains, to dissipate the impact energy between vehicles. The rubber buffer consists of two groups of rubbers, which are pre-compressed and then installed into the frame body. This paper specifically focuses on the energy absorption characteristics of the rubber buffers. Firstly, quasi-static compression tests were carried out for one and three pairs of rubber sheets, and the relationship between the energy absorption responses, i.e. Eabn = n × Eab1, Edissn = n × Ediss1, and Ean = Ea1, was obtained. Next, a series of quasi-static tests were performed for one pair of rubber sheet to investigate the energy absorption performance with different compression ratios of the rubber buffers. Then, impact tests with five impact velocities were conducted, and the coupler knuckle was destroyed when the impact velocity was 10.807 km/h. The results of the impact tests showed that with the increase of the impact velocity, the Eab, Ediss, and Ea of the rear buffer increased significantly, but the three responses of the front buffer did not increase much. Finally, the results of the impact tests and quasi-static tests were contrastively analyzed, which showed that with the increase of the stroke, the values of Eab, Ediss, and Ea increased. However, the increasing rates of the impact tests were higher than that of the quasi-static tests. The maximum value of Ea was 68.76% in the impact tests, which was relatively a high value for the vehicle coupler buffer. The energy capacity of the rear buffer for dynamic loading was determined as 22.98 kJ.

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Energy Absorption of Different Cell Structures for Closed-Cell Foam-Filled Tubes Subject to Uniaxial Compression

Metals ◽

10.3390/met10121579 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 1579 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yang Yu ◽

Zhuokun Cao ◽

Ganfeng Tu ◽

Yongliang Mu

Keyword(s):

Energy Absorption ◽

Absorption Efficiency ◽

Foam Core ◽

Aluminum Foams ◽

Static Compression ◽

Cell Structures ◽

Closed Cell ◽

Energy Absorption Efficiency ◽

Foam Filled ◽

Quasi Static Compression

The energy absorption of different cell structures for closed-cell aluminum foam-filled Al tubes are investigated through quasi-static compression testing. Aluminum foams are fabricated under different pressures, obtaining aluminum foams with different cell sizes. It is found that the deformation of the foam core is close to the overall deformation, and the deformation band is seriously expanded when the cell size is fined, which leads to the increase of interaction. Results confirm that the foam-filled tubes absorb more energy due to the increase of interaction between the foam core and tube wall when the foaming pressure increases. The energy absorption efficiency of foam-filled tubes can reach a maximum value of 90% when the foam core is fabricated under 0.30 MPa, which demonstrates that aluminum foams fabricated under increased pressure give a new way for the applications of foam-filled tubes in the automotive industry.

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Numerical Evaluation of Energy Absorption of Crashworthy Structure for Railway’s Rolling Stock: Application of Damage Mechanics Model

Volume 9: Transportation Systems; Safety Engineering, Risk Analysis and Reliability Methods; Applied Stochastic Optimization, Uncertainty and Probability ◽

10.1115/imece2011-63263 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Souta Kimura ◽

Toshihiko Mochida ◽

Takeshi Kawasaki ◽

Hideyuki Nakamura ◽

Takashi Yamaguchi

Keyword(s):

Aluminum Alloys ◽

Energy Absorption ◽

Compression Test ◽

Constitutive Equations ◽

Damage Mechanics ◽

Model Simulation ◽

Rolling Stock ◽

Static Compression ◽

Gtn Model ◽

Von Mises

The energy absorption of a crashworthy structure for railway’s rolling stock was studied experimentally and numerically. A quasi-static compression test was conducted using a full-scale mockup of a crashworthy structure constructed with welded aluminum alloys. To predict the experimental results, a finite element (FE) simulation was conducted in which the Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN) model, representing the accumulation of ductile fractures by the nucleation, growth and coalescence of micro-voids, was employed as the constitutive equations of the parent aluminum alloys and welded regions. A simulation employing the Von-Mises yielding model as the constitutive equations was performed as a conventional approach to demonstrate the advantages of the simulation using the GTN model in predicting the energy absorbing ability. The predictions of the GTN model simulation were proved to be in better agreement with the experimental data than those of the simulation based on the Von-Mises model. The relationship between the total energy absorption and the local phenomena observed in the compression test is discussed.

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