A parametric study of wheel-rail contact

M. Habib, Y. Lifei, Q. Chenhui, H. Jun, Z. Chen

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Abstract

Based on the finite element analysis software ANSYS/LS-DYNA, this paper established a three-dimensional finite element model of wheel/rail rolling contact with consideration of the actual geometrical shape and boundary conditions. The effects of the axle load, friction coefficient and wheel-rail relative lateral displacement on the contact zone and contact pressure were examined. The results showed that a higher axle load would enlarge the stick region and decrease absolute creepage value, and frictional coefficient could improve the adhesive performance and decrease the creep rate linearly. As the wheel-rail relative lateral displacement increased, the two point wheel-rail contacts may occured. Furthermore, the matching performance of Chinese common wheel-rail profiles were also studied in this paper. The results obtained showed that the LMa worn-type tread has a good matching performance compared with conical-tread and the LM worn-type tread, and with the LMa worn-type tread some measures should be taken to improve the adhesive performance of carriage wheels.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCivil-Comp Proceedings
Volume110
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© Civil-Comp Press, 2016.

Keywords

  • Contact stress
  • Elastic-plastic analysis
  • Matching performance
  • Wheel-rail dynamic contact

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Artificial Intelligence

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