Influence of Different Plates Arrangements on the Car Body

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether small plates covering the roof and the hood of the DrivAer estate vehicle can be used as airbrakes and increase its drag as well as the downforce. The presented results were obtained with the use of the commercial computational fluid dynamics software ANSYS® Fluent. The main findings of the article are that the aerodynamic devices such as flaps covering surfaces of the vehicle can have a significant impact on drag increase and can be used not only to make the design of the car more striking but also beneficial when utilized as a part of an active aerodynamic setup.

Box Girder Optimization by Orthogonal Experiment Design and GA-BP Algorithm in the Gondola Car Body

Box girder is an important bearing and force transmitting component in the gondola car body; the rationality of its structure directly affects the life of the whole car body. In order to solve disadvantage of the traditional box girder optimization method, which mainly depends on design experience, the combined method of orthogonal experimental design and the genetic algorithm-back propagation (GA-BP) algorithm is used for the structural optimization of bolster beam in this paper. Nine groups of parameters were established by orthogonal experiment, which can give typical samples for GA-BP optimization. Then, the bolster beam is optimized by the GA-BP algorithm, and the new gondola car body model is established with the optimized parameters. The finite element analysis results show that the minimum stress is found by using the GA-BP algorithm, which is basically consistent with the simulation results. Finally, the results show that the combined method of orthogonal experimental design and GA-BP algorithm is feasible to the box girder optimization of the gondola car body. Meanwhile, the optimization results of bolster beam will provide a reference for the structural design of the heavy haul wagon body.

APPLICATION OF CAD FOR ANALYSIS OF STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF PASSENGER CAR BODY STRUCTURES

The development of finite element design models of the passenger car body using modern CAD tools was carried out. An assessment of the strength, stability and fatigue life of the load-bearing structures of the passenger car body has been carried out.

Correlation Research Between Gondola Car Body Structure And Weld Stress Based On Asymmetry Coefficient

In order to find out the root cause of cross bearer welds’ cracks on the general purpose gondola cars, the relationship between asymmetric structure and stress distribution is studied in this paper. Firstly, the concept of asymmetry coefficient is proposed, and the asymmetric coefficients’ calculation methods of independent and dependent variables are given respectively in two-dimensional space. Secondly, according to the different positions of side column 1 and side column 2, 30 local models are established, the cross bearer weld stresses are extracted after finite element simulation, and the stress distribution clusters are formed. Finally, the asymmetry coefficients of the side columns are calculated, and the correlation between the positions of the side columns and the weld stresses is studied by the methods of Pearson correlation coefficient and complex correlation coefficient. The results show that the correlation between the stress of cross bearer weld 2 and the positions of the side columns is much higher. This research can not only provide an important basis for the structural optimization of 80t gondola car body, and it also provides reference for the structural design of the gondola car body.

MODELING OF VIBRATION PROCESSES OF PASSENGER CAR BODY

The quality of rail transport largely depends on the comfortable and safe movement of passengers. By the method of computer modeling, the frequencies and modes of vibration of the body, which have a negative effect on the human body, were found.

Analysis of Tool Geometry for the Stamping Process of Large-Size Car Body Components Using a 3D Optical Measurement System

The paper presents a method for checking the geometry of stamped car body parts using a 3D optical measurement system. The analysis focuses on the first forming operation due to the deformation and material flow associated with stall thresholds. An essential element of the analysis is determining the actual gap occurring between the forming surfaces based on the die and punch geometry used in the first stamping operation. The geometry of car body elements at individual production stages was analyzed using an optical laser scanner. The control carried out in this way allowed one to correctly position the tools (punch and die), thus introducing the correction of technological parameters, having a fundamental influence on the specific features of the final product. This type of approach has not been used before to calibrate the technological line and setting of shaping tools. The influence of the manufactured product geometry in intermediate operations on the final geometry features was not investigated.