Validation of three-dimensional multi-body system approach for modelling track flexibility

2009 ◽  
Vol 223 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Rathod ◽  
R Chamorro ◽  
J L Escalona ◽  
M El-Sibaie ◽  
A A Shabana
Keyword(s):  
System Approach ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Body System ◽  
Multi Body

Geometric Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical Assemblies With Elastic Components

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Fang ◽  
F. W. Liou
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Geometric Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Elastic Behavior ◽  
Elastic Analysis ◽  
Simulation Tool ◽  
Body System ◽  
Mechanical Assembly ◽  
Mechanical Assemblies ◽  
Multi Body

Abstract In this paper, the implementation of a modeling system for the simulation of three dimensional mechanical assemblies with elastic components is presented. A mechanical assembly is modeled as a multi-body system with changing topologies. The elastic behavior can be automatically modeled using finite element method. With this simulation tool, a designer can interactively create an assembly of mechanical components ready for dynamic and elastic analysis. This paper presents a prototype of the modeling system.

A Numerical Investigation Into Hydrodynamic Interaction Coefficients for Multiple Freely Floating Bodies in Waves

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mir Tareque Ali
Keyword(s):  
Hydrodynamic Interaction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Source Distribution ◽  
Hydrodynamic Coefficients ◽  
Body System ◽  
Regular Waves ◽  
Floating Bodies ◽  
Interaction Coefficients ◽  
Multi Body

Abstract When two or more bodies are floating in waves in each other’s vicinity, the fluid loading on the separate bodies will be influenced by the presence of the neighboring bodies. The wave loads on each body are affected, because of sheltering or wave-reflection effects due to the presence of surrounding floating body, while additional loads are exerted by the radiated waves, which are produced by the motions of the neighboring bodies. For a multi-body system, it is important to accurately compute the hydrodynamic coefficients and interaction coefficients, since these parameters will be used later to solve the 6xN simultaneous equations to predict the motion responses (where N is the number of freely floating bodies in the multi-body system). This paper aims to investigate the hydrodynamic interaction coefficients for two three dimensional (3-D) bodies floating freely in each other’s vicinity. Since the nature of hydrodynamic interaction is rather complex, it is usually recommended to study this complicated phenomenon using numerically accurate scheme. A computer code developed using 3-D source distribution method which is based on linear three-dimensional potential theory is used and the validation of the computer code has been justified by comparing the present results with that of the published ones for hydrodynamic coefficients and interaction coefficients of two bodies closely floating in regular waves. The calculated results for box-cylinder model are compared with the published results and the agreement is quite satisfactory. Numerical simulations are further conducted for two closely floating rectangular barges of side-by-side position in regular waves. During the computations of hydrodynamic coefficients and interaction coefficients for multi-body model, the separation distance between the floating bodies have been varied. Finally, some conclusions are drawn on the basis of the present analysis.

A Numerical Investigation on Hydrodynamic Interaction Coefficients for a Group of Truncated Composite Cylinders Floating in Waves

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mir Tareque Ali
Keyword(s):  
Hydrodynamic Interaction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Source Distribution ◽  
Floating Body ◽  
Body System ◽  
Floating Bodies ◽  
Interaction Coefficients ◽  
Distribution Method ◽  
Multi Body

Abstract When a group of bodies are floating closely in waves, the fluid loading on these bodies will be influenced due to the presence of the neighboring bodies. The wave loading on each of these bodies are affected, because of the sheltering or wave-reflection effects due to the presence of surrounding floating bodies, while additional loads are exerted by the radiated waves produced by the motions of the nearby floating bodies. For a multiple floating body system, it is important to precisely compute the hydrodynamic interaction coefficients, since these parameters will be used later to solve the 6xN simultaneous equations to predict the motion responses (where N is the number of freely floating bodies in the multi-body system). On the other hand, the hydrodynamic interaction coefficients are absent for an isolated floating body case. This paper investigates the hydrodynamic interaction coefficients for a group of three dimensional (3-D) bodies floating freely in each other’s vicinity. Since the nature of hydrodynamic interaction is rather complex, it is usually recommended to study this complicated phenomenon using numerically accurate scheme. A computer code developed using 3-D source distribution method which is based on linear three-dimensional potential theory is used and the validation of the computer code has been justified by comparing the present results with that of the published ones for the hydrodynamic interaction coefficients of multiple bodies. The agreement between the calculated results with those of the published ones is quite satisfactory. Numerical simulations are further conducted for a group of identical truncated composite circular cylinders floating vertically at close proximity in regular waves. During the computations of hydrodynamic interaction coefficients of this multi-body model for different groups, the number of members in the group as well as the gap width among them has been varied. The paper also examines the occurrence of hydrodynamic resonances in the gap among the floating bodies and the presence of spikes with rapid fluctuation in the results of the diagonal and coupling terms for interaction coefficients. Finally, some conclusions are drawn on the basis of the present analysis.

Center of Mass Theorem and the Separation of Variables for Two-Body System on a Three-Dimensional Sphere

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-311
Author(s):  
Yu. Kurochkin ◽  
Dz. Shoukavy ◽  
I. Boyarina
Keyword(s):  
Constant Curvature ◽  
Jacobi Equation ◽  
Separation Of Variables ◽  
Center Of Mass ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Relative Distance ◽  
Dimensional Sphere ◽  
Body System ◽  
Spaces Of Constant Curvature ◽  
Hamilton Jacobi Equation

The immobility of the center of mass in spaces of constant curvature is postulated based on its definition obtained in [1]. The system of two particles which interact through a potential depending only on the distance between particles on a three-dimensional sphere is considered. The Hamilton-Jacobi equation is formulated and its solutions and trajectory equations are found. It was established that the reduced mass of the system depends on the relative distance.

Dynamic Performance of High-Speed Electric Multiple Unit within Multi-Body System Simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-349
Author(s):  
Junguo Wang ◽  
Daoping Gong ◽  
Rui Sun ◽  
Yongxiang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Body System ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
Actual Operation ◽  
Multiple Unit ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Multi Body

Background: With the rapid development of the high-speed railway, the dynamic performance such as running stability and safety of the high-speed train is increasingly important. This paper focuses on the dynamic performance of high-speed Electric Multiple Unit (EMU), especially the dynamic characteristics of the bogie frame and car body. Various patents have been discussed in this article. Objective: To develop the Multi-Body System (MBS) model of EMU, verify whether the dynamic performance meets the actual operation requirements, and provide some useful information for dynamics and structural design of the proposed EMU. Methods: According to the technical characteristics of a typical EMU, a MBS model is established via SIMPACK, and the measured data of China high-speed railway is taken as the excitation of track random irregularity. To test the dynamic performance of the EMU, including the stability and safety, some evaluation indexes such as wheel-axle lateral forces, wheel-axle lateral vertical forces, derailment coefficients and wheel unloading rates are also calculated and analyzed in detail. Results: The MBS model of EMU has better dynamic performance especially curving performance, and some evaluation indexes of the stability and safety have also reached China’s high-speed railway standards. Conclusion: The effectiveness of the proposed MBS model is verified, and the dynamic performance of the MBS model can meet the design requirements of high-speed EMU.

scholarly journals Impact of Increased Travel Speed of a Transportation Set on the Dynamic Parameters of a Mine Suspended Monorail

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1528
Author(s):  
Kamil Szewerda ◽  
Jarosław Tokarczyk ◽  
Andrzej Wieczorek
Keyword(s):  
Computational Model ◽  
Travel Speed ◽  
Body System ◽  
Emergency Braking ◽  
System Method ◽  
Underground Coal Mines ◽  
Program Environment ◽  
Underground Transportation ◽  
Multi Body ◽  
Transportation Routes

The method of increasing the efficiency of using one of the most common means of auxiliary transport in underground coal mines—suspended monorails—is presented. Increase of velocity is one of the key parameters to improve the efficiency and economical effect related with the underground auxiliary transport. On the other hand, increasing the velocity results in bigger value of force acting on the suspended monorail route and its suspensions. The most important issue during increasing the velocity is ensuring the required safety for the passengers and not overloading the infrastructure. In order to analyze how increasing velocity influences the level of loads of the route suspension and the steel arch loads, the computational model of suspended monorail was developed. The computational model included both the physical part (embedded in the program environment based on the Multi-Body System method) and the components of the monorail control system. Two independent software environments were cooperating with each other through the so-called co-simulation. This model was validated on the base of results obtained on the test stand. Then, the numerical simulations of emergency braking with different values of velocity were conducted, which was not possible with the use of physical objects. The presented study can be used by the suspended monorail’s producers during the designing process, and leads to increase the safety on underground transportation routes.

Kinematics and Dynamics Simulation Research for Roller Coaster Multi-Body System

2011 ◽  
Vol 421 ◽  
pp. 276-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ge Ning Xu ◽  
Hu Jun Xin ◽  
Feng Yi Lu ◽  
Ming Liang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Body System ◽  
Load Spectrum ◽  
Roller Coaster ◽  
Simulation Research ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Multi Body

To assess the roller coaster multi-body system security, it is need to extract the running process of kinematics, dynamics, load spectrum and other features, as basis dates of the roller coaster structural design. Based on Solidworks/motion software and in the 3D model, the calculation formula of the carrying car velocity and acceleration is derived, and the five risk points of the roller coaster track section are found by simulation in the running, and the simulation results of roller coaster axle mass center velocity are compared with theoretical calculation results, which error is less than 4.1%, indicating that the calculation and simulation have a good fit and providing the evidence for the roller coaster structure design analysis.

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