MANAGEMENT ON SHORTWAVE LONGITUDINAL TRACK IRREGULARITIES FOR SUPPRESSING WHEEL LOAD VARIATION IN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY

Axle bearings (AXBs) are critical parts for high-speed railway trains (HSTs). Local faults in the AXBs have great influences on the operational dynamics of HSTs. Although some previous works formulated the local faults in single AXB, the vibrations of the whole train system with the defective AXB cannot be described. To overcome this problem, this study conducts a dynamic model for a HST considering a local fault in one AXB. The previous single AXB model cannot formulate the studied case. The impacts caused by the fault in the AXB is defined as a time-dependent force model considering a half-sine type. The road spectrum excitations from the roadbed and rail are formulated by a track irregularities model. The effects of the train speeds and fault sizes on the HST dynamics are introduced. The simulation results from the proposed and previous works are contrasted to show the model validation. The results show that the faults in the AXB will greatly affect the HST dynamics. It depicts that this study can afford a more reasonable approach for understanding the dynamics of HSTs considering the defective AXBs compared to the reported single AXB model.

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Influence of Conversion Deviation on Dynamic Performance of High-Speed Railway Turnout

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.474-476.1599 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 474-476 ◽

pp. 1599-1604 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rong Chen ◽

Wang Ping ◽

Xian Kui Wei

Keyword(s):

High Speed ◽

Detection System ◽

Structural Characteristics ◽

Dynamic Responses ◽

Normal Operation ◽

Foreign Matter ◽

Wheel Load ◽

High Speed Railway ◽

Lateral Displacements ◽

Railway Turnout

Railway turnout, an integrated mechatronics equipment of track technology, is one of key equipments that control the running speed of high-speed railway. During the conversion of turnout, the friction, inclusion of foreign matter and deficient displacement of conversion caused by its own structural characteristics may lead to severe wheel/rail impact. In order to study the influence of conversion deviation on safety and comfort of a train during passing the turnout, train/turnout dynamic model was applied. Taking No.18 turnout on a Passenger Dedicated Line (PDL) with 350km/h as a case study, when the train passed it, the influences of its deficient displacement and inclusion of foreign matter on the following dynamic responses were studied, i.e. wheel load distribution, wheel flange force, dynamic stress of rail, wheel unloading rate, derailment coefficient, as well as the lateral displacements of switch rail and nose rail, etc. Result shows that: (1) the deficient displacement and the inclusion of foreign matter will severely influence the normal operation of the turnout, so the safety and comfort during the train passing through turnout may be affected; (2) During the conversion of turnout, its deficient displacement should be controlled properly, and the foreign matter should be removed during routine maintenance, moreover, a reliable detection system should be set.

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