Numerical prediction of rail wear development in high-speed railway turnouts

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (10) ◽  
pp. 1299-1318
Author(s):  
Pu Wang ◽  
Shuguo Wang ◽  
Daolin Si
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Numerical Prediction ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Wear Depth ◽  
Variable Cross ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Wear Rates ◽  
Rail Wear

Wear of rails in turnouts is a common problem during the operation of high-speed railways. It can seriously affect the running safety of trains and the service lives of wheels and turnout rails. In this study, a numerical prediction model for rail wear development in high-speed railway turnouts was established. According to the material wear theory developed by Archard, the wear depth distribution in the wheel–rail contact patch was calculated based on a vehicle–turnout coupling dynamics simulation and wheel–rail rolling contact analysis. For the dynamics model, various components of the vehicle and complex nonlinear interactions between the components were simulated in detail to guarantee consistency with reality. The combination relationship of the switch and stock rails and the irregular and variable cross-sections of the rails in the switch panel of the turnout were considered. Spatial interpolation was used to achieve three-dimensional transitions between adjacent irregular cross-sections to model the compromised rails in the turnout. In addition, the stiffness and damping characteristics of the track in the turnout zone were taken into account. The rail wear rates for every characteristic section of the switch panel were calculated by the superposition model for rail profile wear. An adaptive-step algorithm was adopted in the iterative computations to update the rail profiles for every characteristic section position, which could reduce the cumulative errors and effectively improve the stability and reliability of the numerical model. Finally, case studies were conducted to investigate the wear developments of the switch and stock rails of high-speed turnouts using the developed model. In addition, the rail wear status of turnouts in the Shanghai–Nanjing high-speed railway was measured. The numerical prediction results are consistent with those of the actual situations in the field, verifying the rationality of the established model. This work shows the potential for guiding the maintenance and optimal design of turnouts and improving the understanding of the formation mechanism and influencing factors of rail wear in turnouts.

Numerical prediction of the development of rail wear on high-speed railways

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (9) ◽  
pp. 927-944
Author(s):  
Pu Wang ◽  
Shuguo Wang ◽  
Liang Gao
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Numerical Prediction ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Wear Depth ◽  
Curve Section ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Rail Wear ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Circular Curve

In this paper, a numerical prediction model was established to investigate the development of rail wear on high-speed railways, and a corresponding program was written using Matlab. According to Archard’s material wear theory, the wear depth distribution in the wheel–rail contact patch and along the rail profile was calculated based on a simulation of vehicle–track dynamics and a wheel–rail rolling contact analysis. In the dynamics model, various structural components and the complex nonlinear interactions between components were precisely simulated to ensure consistency with reality. Simulations were then conducted for every possible load case, and dimensionless weight factors were introduced to model the diverse operating conditions of a high-speed railway. An adaptive step algorithm was adopted to iteratively update the rail profile and reduce cumulative deviation or errors, improving the stability and reliability of the numerical model. Finally, a case study was conducted to investigate the development of wear in different track sections on a high-speed railway using the developed model. The results indicated that in the circular curve and transition sections, the side wear of the outer rail was obvious, and the wear of the inner rail was relatively smaller and mostly distributed in the middle of the railhead. The wear of the outer rail was more severe in the circular curve section compared to that in the transition sections. The closer to the rail shoulder, the greater the difference between the wear in the circular curve section and that in the transition section. In the tangent section, the wear of both rails was similarly distributed in the middle of the railhead and far less severe than in either the circular curve or transition sections. The agreement between the calculated results and field observations verified the rationality of the established rail wear model, which shows promise for improving the maintenance planning of high-speed railways and furthering the understanding of the rail wear processes.

scholarly journals Research on Bogie Frame Lateral Instability of High-Speed Railway Vehicle

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Chen Wang ◽  
Shihui Luo ◽  
Ziqiang Xu ◽  
Chang Gao ◽  
Weihua Ma
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Lateral Acceleration ◽  
Railway Vehicle ◽  
Lateral Instability ◽  
Bogie Frame ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Line Test ◽  
Equivalent Conicity

In order to find out the reason for the bogie frame instability alarm in the high-speed railway vehicle, the influence of wheel tread profile of the unstable vehicle was investigated. By means of wheel-rail contact analysis and dynamics simulation, the effect of tread wear on the bogie frame lateral stability was studied. The result indicates that the concave wear of tread is gradually aggravated with the increase of operation mileage; meanwhile the wheel-rail equivalent conicity also increases. For the rail which has not been grinded for a long time, the wear of gauge corner and wide-worn zone is relatively severe; the matching equivalent conicity is 0.31-0.4 between the worn rail and the concave-worn-tread wheel set. The equivalent conicity between the grinded rail and the concave-worn tread is below 0.25; the equivalent conicities are always below 0.1 between the reprofiled wheel set and various rails. The result of the line test indicates that the lateral acceleration of bogie frame corresponding to the worn wheel-rail can reach 8.5m/s2, and the acceleration after the grinding is reduced below 4.5m/s2. By dynamics simulation, it turns out that the unreasonable wheel-rail matching relationship is the major cause of the bogie frame lateral alarm. With the tread-concave wear being aggravated, the equivalent conicity of wheel-rail matching constantly increases, which leads to the bogie frame lateral instability and then the frame instability alarm.

Study on Rolling Contact Behaviors of Three Kinds of Railway Wheel Treads

2010 ◽  
Vol 118-120 ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Wen Jian Wang ◽  
Qing Fei Zeng ◽  
Jun Guo ◽  
Qi Yue Liu
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Contact Theory ◽  
Matching Effect ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Railway Wheel ◽  
Elastic Bodies ◽  
Numerical Program

The rolling contact behaviors between LMA, S1002 and XP55 wheelset and track in static rolling contact are analyzed using the rolling contact theory of three-dimensional elastic bodies with non-Hertz form and numerical program of CONTACT. The numerical results indicate that three kinds of wheel treads have different difference of rolling radius and equivalent taper. The rolling contact behaviors between three kinds of wheel treads and CHN60 rail have obvious difference. The comprehensive analysis indicates that the matching effect of LAM wheel tread and CHN60 rail is relatively superior. Furthermore, it is suggested that new wheel tread should be designed and optimized for the high-speed railway.

Evaluation of Surface Defects of Wheel and Rail for Korean High-Speed Railway

2010 ◽  
Vol 654-656 ◽  
pp. 2499-2502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan Woo Lee ◽  
Seok Jin Kwon
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Surface Defects ◽  
Rolling Contact Fatigue ◽  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Railway Vehicle ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Rail Systems ◽  
Micro Cracks

Wheels of the railway vehicle play the important role for driving train through wheel-rail interaction. Especially wheel profile is one of the most important design factors to rule the running stability and safety of train. Accordingly, the control of rolling contact fatigue-related defects is an ongoing concern for both safety and cost reasons. This process is referred to as ratcheting. Wear of wheel and rail surfaces occur due to a mixture of adhesive, abrasive and corrosive processes. In wheel/rail systems with little wear, such failure is manifested by the appearance of closely spaced micro-cracks. In the present paper, a evaluation of surface defects of wheel and rail for Korean high-speed railway. The main research application is the wheel-rail maintenance of Korea high-speed train.

Wheel–rail low adhesion issues and its effect on wheel–rail material damage at high speed under different interfacial contaminations

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (15) ◽  
pp. 5477-5490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Wu ◽  
Boyang An ◽  
Zefeng Wen ◽  
Wenjian Wang ◽  
Tao Wu
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Rolling Contact Fatigue ◽  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Adhesion Mechanism ◽  
Numerical Investigations ◽  
Rail Wear ◽  
Adhesion Condition

The objective of this paper is to ascertain the wheel–rail low adhesion mechanism using a high-speed wheel–rail rolling contact test rig under different interfacial contaminations. Based on the experimental results, a numerical method was proposed to investigate the wheel–rail wear and rolling contact fatigue due to low adhesion issues. The experimental results indicated that the wheel–rail low adhesion phenomena can happen under interfacial liquid contaminations, especially at high-speed running condition. Preliminary numerical investigations showed that the low adhesion condition can easily lead to sliding hence serious wear, especially at the speed between 160 km/h and 200 km/h. The temperature rise within the contact patch can be significantly more severe once wheel and rail are in full slip, causing rolling contact fatigue due to material softening.

scholarly journals Explicit Dynamics Simulation of High-Speed Railway Bearing Based On ANSYS/LS-DYNA

2019 ◽  
Vol 612 ◽  
pp. 032011
Author(s):  
Yongwu Wang ◽  
Gang Zhang ◽  
Canyang Ma ◽  
Kai Yang ◽  
Zhenqiang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Explicit Dynamics
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document