Monitoring the technical condition of the railway track using the method of continuous recording of dynamic processes occurring due to the interaction between rolling stock and railway track

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-82
Author(s):  
Yuriy P. BORONENKO ◽  
◽  
Aleksandr V. TRET’YAKOV ◽  
Rustam V. RAKHIMOV ◽  
Mariya V. ZIMAKOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Practical Importance ◽  
Stability Margin ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Continuous Recording ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Lateral Interaction ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Monitoring Method ◽  
Wheel Pair ◽  
Interaction Forces

Objective: To develop the method to monitor the technical condition of the railway track. Me-thods: A strain-gauge wheel pair is used for continuous recording of vertical and lateral interaction forces in a dynamic wheel–rail system. Results: Stability margin factors of a wagon relative to de-railment have been determined and the defective (prone to derailment) sections of a railway track have been identified with the exact identification of their location (GPS coordinates) on the map using navigation devices. Practical importance: The developed monitoring method makes it possi-ble to promptly re¬gister and eliminate railway track defects

scholarly journals Research of safety indicators of diesel train movement with two-stage spring suspension

2018 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 05003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriy Kuzyshyn ◽  
Andriy Batig ◽  
Sergei Kostritsa ◽  
Julia Sobolevska ◽  
Vitalii Kovalchuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Stability Margin ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Wheel Pair ◽  
Rail Track ◽  
Safety Parameters

The problem of the interaction of rolling stock with the rail track has been analyzed in the present paper. It has been established that in the process of transport science development a number of methods for determining the causes of wheel pairs derailment are developed, which, in a varying degree, take into account the peculiarities of their interaction. The problem of choosing the most accurate method for estimating the causes of rolling stock derailment becomes more complicated because of the lack of sufficient experimental data that would allow us to verify the adequacy of the models. The indicators of stability of the wheel against derailment, which are used on the railways of Ukraine and Europe, have been examined. Their dependences on the speed of movement were derived. It has been established that the increase of the speed of motion leads to the increase of the interaction power of the rolling stock with the rail track, which may, under certain operational parameters, provoke its derailment. As a result of the calculations, it has been shown that the use of norms for car design and calculation used on Ukrainian railways can lead to an inadequate estimation of traffic safety parameters, since it does not take into account the unevenness of the railway track. It has been established that the requirements of BS EN 14363: 2005 European norms are stricter in comparison with the norms for calculation and evaluation of the bearing elements strength and dynamic qualities of motor-vehicle rolling stock used on Ukrainian railways. A comparison of the experimentally and theoretically calculated values of the stability margin coefficient against wheel derailment of the first wheel pair of the diesel train car was carried out.

Equivalent conicity and its influence on rolling-stock operation

2017 ◽  
pp. 247-255
Author(s):  
Artem Kyselev ◽  
Lyudmila Blazhko ◽  
Andrey Romanov
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Functional Dependencies ◽  
Wheel Pair ◽  
Wheel Rolling ◽  
High Speed Trains ◽  
Force Reduction ◽  
Equivalent Conicity

Objective: To identify the rolling-stock stability, force reduction, emerging in the process of wheel-rail interaction, the reduction of wheel thread and wheel flange wear, horizontal wear during high-speed running. To consider issues of wheel-rail interaction, that is the influence of a wheel pair equivalent conicity on rolling stock operation. Lateral motion of a wheel pair about an axis of a track in accordance with conicity parameters occurs in the process of standard tapered wheel-rail interaction. Methods: Calculation methods of equivalent conicity and basic assumptions in design diagram were presented. The main functional dependencies of equivalent conicity were determined. “All-purpose mechanism” bundled software, developed on the basis of FastSim algorithm introduced by G. Kalker, was applied for modeling of wheel pair operation on a railway track. Results: Interaction of VNIIZhT-RM-70 wheel for “Sapsan” high-speed trains with R65 rail type was studied, as well as UIC60 rail type used on European railroads. Wheel rolling occurs in different circumferential directions in case of lateral movement of a wheel pair Oscillating motion was described, as well as the parameters on the basis of which equivalent conicity is formed. Practical importance: The necessity in reduction of equivalent conicity to efficiency parameters of high-speed running realization on Russian railroads was revealed by means of modeling.

scholarly journals Indicators of the force interaction of the track and rolling stock when a freight car runs on long irregularities, taking into account the action of longitudinal forces

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-365
Author(s):  
E. A. Sidorova ◽  
V. O. Pevzner ◽  
A. I. Chechel’nitskiy
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Traction Force ◽  
Stability Margin ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Vertical Force ◽  
Train Operation ◽  
Freight Car ◽  
Dynamics Stability ◽  
Universal Mechanism

Authors describe formation mechanism of long irregularities of the railway track and the importance of their elimination for the track facilities. Based on the results of freight train operation modeling on long irregularities in the traction mode, an analysis of the processes occurring during the motion of heavy trains along a track with such deviations was carried out, modeling was carried out on the basis of the “Universal Mechanism” software package. Based on the results of the calculation, interaction between the track and the rolling stock in the vertical plane was assessed in terms of the magnitude of the vertical force and coeffcients: dynamics, stability margin, Nadal, unloading (in percent) of axle springs of freight car springs. Article analizes the nature of the infuence of the irregularity slope on the decrease in the vertical force transmitted from the wheel to the rail and the change in the traction force on the dynamics of freight cars in the train and passing on long irregularities of the longitudinal profle through the indicators of the vertical force.

scholarly journals Determination of natural frequencies of railway track elements under train load and selection of resilient shock absorbers

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Аnastasiya А. КОNОN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Physical Models ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Oscillatory Process ◽  
Shock Absorbers ◽  
Force Impact ◽  
Absorbing Elements

Objective: To outline the theoretical and methodological foundations of the railway track oscillation frequency analysis. To justify the need to assess the level of vibrodynamic impact of rolling stock on the elements of the track superstructure and the roadbed. To provide a methodology for calculating the oscillation parameters. To evaluate the effectiveness of the use of shock-absorbing elements. Methods: The modeling of the oscillatory process of the railway track elements and the analysis of physical models of oscillations were used. Results: The applicability of assessing the level of vibrodynamic impact of rolling stock on the elements of the track superstructure and the roadbed has been confirmed. A physical model of the vibrodynamic force impact of railway rolling stock and the responses of track infrastructure elements is described. The procedure for calculating the natural frequencies of the elements of the track superstructure and the roadbed and the characteristics of the shock-absorbing elements is given. Practical importance: The presented methods for calculating the natural frequencies of the elements of the track superstructure and the roadbed, as well as the characteristics of resilient shock-absorbing elements – rail shock pads and sleeper pads – make it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of their use to reduce the level of vibrodynamic impacts, to protect against resonance, and ensure the train traffic safety.

scholarly journals Elastic characteristics of the underrail base of a ballastless railway track

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-479
Author(s):  
Alexey F. KOLOS ◽  
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Ksenia I. IVANOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Practical Importance ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Relative Stiffness ◽  
Ballastless Track ◽  
Full Scale Tests ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Track Modulus ◽  
Elastic Characteristics

Objective: Experimental determination track modulus and the coeffi cient of relative stiffness of underrail base and the rail, which are the main elastic characteristics that determine the stresses in the structural elements of track superstructure under the impact force from the train. The values of these parameters for a track with a ballast layer are well studied, in contrast to a ballastless track. Comparison of the elastic characteristics of a ballastless railway track with analogs of a track on ballast, as well as an assessment of their effect on the stress-strain state of the superstructure elements of a ballastless track. Methods: When carrying out full-scale tests, strain-gauge methods for measuring stresses in the elements of the track superstructure were used. The obtained values were processed by the methods of mathematical statistics. One statistical series included the values of stresses corresponding to one type of rolling stock, fi xed axle load and train speed, changing by no more than 10 km/h. The probability level in processing the results was taken in all cases equal to 0,994. Results: The values of track modulus and the coeffi cient of the relative stiffness of the underrail base and the rail were obtained for a ballastless structure of the RHEDA 2000 type. Practical importance: The results allow us to consider the rail as a beam lying on a solid elastic foundation in relation to the ballastless track and use the existing calculation methods for the design of ballastless track structures depending on the operating conditions.

scholarly journals Influence study of parameters of the railway track in plan and profile on the indicators of the railway track and rolling stock interaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-153
Author(s):  
E. A. Sidorova
Keyword(s):  
Stability Margin ◽  
Dynamic Interaction ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Optimal Solutions ◽  
Modeling Methods ◽  
Digital Modeling ◽  
Modern Level ◽  
Algebraic Difference ◽  
Universal Mechanism

Modern level of development of automated systems opens up great opportunities for designers, making it possible to find optimal solutions for the construction of the railway track using digital modeling methods and automated programs. Moreover, the expansion of technical capabilities should be based on a responsible approach to choosing configuration of the railway track, its parameters in plan and profile. The article is devoted to the study of the influence of the parameters of the railway track in plan and profile on the interaction indicators of the track and rolling stock. Author presented a retrospective analysis of the norms for choosing the largest difference in the slopes of adjacent profile elements and the smallest length of separating pads and transition steepness elements. Also shown is the dependence of the length of separating pads and elements of transition steepness and the dependence of the algebraic difference of the slopes of adjacent elements of the profile of railway lines on the weight of the train with different linear loads. The results of modeling the freight cars running in sections with different combination of the plan and profile of the railway track in the software package “Universal Mechanism” are presented. During the modeling, the dependence of the frame forces on the algebraic difference of the matching slopes was obtained, and a comparative analysis of other indicators of the interaction of the track and rolling stock (lateral forces, vertical forces, longitudinal forces, stability margin) was carried out. The article conclusions summarize the results of the calculations and give recommendations for calculations and modeling the effect of a combination of vertical curves and curves in plan on the indicators of the dynamic interaction of the track and rolling stock.

Tribology of rail bogie

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 230-240
Author(s):  
D. P. Markov
Keyword(s):  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Basic Element ◽  
Difficult Problem ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Kinematic Parameters ◽  
Approximate Estimation ◽  
Railway Bogie ◽  
Classical Calculation

Railway bogie is the basic element that determines the force, kinematic, power and other parameters of the rolling stock, and its movement in the railway track has not been studied enough. Classical calculation of the kinematic and dynamic parameters of the bogie's motion with the determination of the position of its center of rotation, the instantaneous axes of rotation of wheelsets, the magnitudes and directions of all forces present a difficult problem even in quasi-static theory. The paper shows a simplified method that allows one to explain, within the limits of one article, the main kinematic and force parameters of the bogie movement (installation angles, clearance between the wheel flanges and side surfaces of the rails), wear and contact damage to the wheels and rails. Tribology of the railway bogie is an important part of transport tribology, the foundation of the theory of wheel-rail tribosystem, without which it is impossible to understand the mechanisms of catastrophic wear, derailments, contact fatigue, cohesion of wheels and rails. In the article basic questions are considered, without which it is impossible to analyze the movement of the bogie: physical foundations of wheel movement along the rail, types of relative motion of contacting bodies, tribological characteristics linking the force and kinematic parameters of the bogie. Kinematics and dynamics of a two-wheeled bogie-rail bicycle are analyzed instead of a single wheel and a wheelset, which makes it clearer and easier to explain how and what forces act on the bogie and how they affect on its position in the rail track. To calculate the motion parameters of a four-wheeled bogie, it is represented as two two-wheeled, moving each on its own rail. Connections between them are replaced by moments with respect to the point of contact between the flange of the guide wheel and the rail. This approach made it possible to give an approximate estimation of the main kinematic and force parameters of the motion of an ideal bogie (without axes skewing) in curves, to understand how the corners of the bogie installation and the gaps between the flanges of the wheels and rails vary when moving with different speeds, how wear and contact injuries arise and to give recommendations for their assessment and elimination.

Problems of nondestructive testing of wheel-pair components of rolling stock

2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 525-529
Author(s):  
Yu. G. Vasenev ◽  
V. E. Ermolov ◽  
V. I. Mel’nik
Keyword(s):  
Nondestructive Testing ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Wheel Pair

Assessment of the technical condition of underground structures of the largest hydroelectric power station in the North Caucasus, the Chirkeyskaya HPP

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-420
Author(s):  
Vladimir N. KAVKAZKY ◽  
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Yana V. MEL’NIK ◽  
Alexey P. LEIKIN ◽  
Andrey V. BENIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Station ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Underground Structures ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
The North

Objective: Chirkeyskaya HPP is by far the most powerful hydroelectric power plant in the North Caucasus with the highest arched dam in Russia and the second highest dam in the country after the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP. This explains why it is called the pearl of the Caucasus. Methods: For the operation and maintenance of this unique structure, a large-scale complex of underground structures for various purposes was built, the technical condition of which must be constantly monitored. To carry out work on the survey of underground structures, the management of the design and survey institute of JSC “Lengidroproekt” decided to attract specialists from the Department of Tunnels and Subways and the Test Center “Strength” of Emperor Alexander I Petersburg State Transport University. The work was successfully carried out at the end of 2015. Results: The safety of underground structures was objectively assessed. Recommendations for the repair and further comprehensive reconstruction of the Chirkeyskaya HPP have been developed. Practical importance: Carry out work on the survey of underground structures of Chirkeyskaya HPP is allowes elaborate of complex measures on safety from Chirkeyskaya HPP.

scholarly journals Improvement of the regenerating energy accounting system on the direct current railways

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeriy G. Kuznetsov ◽  
Oleg I. Sablin ◽  
Alenka V. Chornaya
Keyword(s):  
Power Supply ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Quantitative Indices ◽  
Energy Accounting ◽  
Traction Power Supply ◽  
Electric Traction ◽  
Regenerative Energy ◽  
Traction Power

Purpose. Monitoring of current state of quantitative indices of regenerative energy in the suburban movement, the analysis of the factors influencing its volumes and improvement the principles of the train regenerative energy accounting on the basis of it. Relevance. Development of effective measures of increase the regeneration efficiency of the electric power in system of electric traction demands comprehensive completeness of information on quantitative indices of regeneration energy volumes at all possible levels of its analysis, in particular on the corresponding sections of RS movement that will allow to establish the influence on the level of regeneration of various factors, such as parameters of traction power supply and the organization of train service. As the existing system of the regenerative energy accounting does not allow to consider the specified factors, development of the principles for increasing the efficiency of the analysis of volumes of return energy to a contact line during regenerative braking on DC rolling stock is the actual direction of researches. Collective monitoring of regeneration energy volumes by specialists of locomotive service, power supply and traffic operating departments will be essentially new approach to definition of real factors and taking effective decisions for increasing of using of regenerative energy. Scientific novelty. It’s offered to consider the influence on quantitative indices of regenerative energy the parameters of traction power supply and the organization (sizes) of traffic service on sections. Practical importance. Increasing the efficiency of the regeneration energy accounting is an important element in drawing up the balance of energy for electric traction system, development of the effective methods for improvement of the conditions of regeneration in it and in estimation of its power indicators in general.

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