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Collision-induced Derailment Analysis of a Finite Element Model of Rolling Stock Applying Rolling Contacts for Wheel-rail Interaction (차륜-레일 구름접촉을 적용한 철도차량 유한요소 모델의 충돌 기인 탈선거동 해석)

  • Lee, Junho;Koo, Jeongseo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, a finite element analysis technique of rolling stock models for collision-induced derailments was suggested using rolling contacts for wheel-rail interaction. The collision-induced derailments of rolling stock can be categorized into two patterns of wheel-climb and wheel-lift according to the friction direction between wheel flange and rail. The wheel-climb derailment types are classified as Climb-up, Climb/roll-over and Roll-over-C types, and the wheel-lift derailment types as Slip-up, Slip/roll-over and Roll-over-L types. To verify the rolling contact simulations for wheel-rail interaction, dynamic simulations of a single wheelset using Recurdyn of Functionbay and Ls-Dyna of LSTC were performed and compared for the 6-typical derailments. The collision-induced derailment simulation of the finite element model of KHST (Korean High Speed Train) was conducted and verified using the theoretical predictions of a simplified wheel-set model proposed for each derailment type.

Evaluation of running safety and measuring wheel/rail force for korean high speed railway vehicle (한국형 고속철도차량의 차륜/레일 작용력 측정 및 주행안전성 평가)

  • 함영삼;오택열;백영남
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2003.06a
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    • pp.507-512
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    • 2003
  • The railroad is a means of large transportation which has many latents such as a safety and a regularity. That is a results from various confidential performance tests and evaluations of the system. The railroad system consist of various subsystems - vehicle, power supply, signal, communications, track structures, operations, etc. Among them, as an item of safety evaluation there is a measurement of wheel/rail force, so called a measurement of derailment coefficient. This is a very important item because a derailment of a train will bring about a big accident. Especially it is more important in high speed rail of which operation speed is over two times as fast as existing rail. In this paper, it is introduced to preprocess the wheelset for measuring wheel/rail force of high speed rail, such as to treat a measuring wheelset, its finite element analysis, adhesion of strain gauges and static toad test, running test result of main line.

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A Study on Soundproof Box for Measuring the Noise Emitted from Rail (철도레일의 방사소음 측정을 위한 간이용 방음박스)

  • Ho, Kyoung-Chan;Lee, Byoung-Chul;Lee, Yong-Hyun;Kim, Gun-Young
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.119-126
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    • 2009
  • The noise emitted during train operation is generated with various reasons. It is known that the major noise generation is classified according to the ranges of train speed; that is, engine noise at lower speed range, rolling noise at medium speed range, and air-borne noise at higher speed range. These noises are transmitted in combined form with the noises generated from track components and under-carriage, etc. The rolling noise as a major noise at medium speed range is caused by the vibration occurred at wheel/rail interface. The vibration occurred at wheel/rail interface is transmitted to wheel and rail, and this vibration is emitted from wheel and rail as a noise. In this paper, a soundproof box which can simply measure the noise emitted from rail and analyze the characteristics of the measured noise is studied.

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On the Physical Mechanism of Wheel/Rail Adhesion (Wheel/rail의 점착현상의 물리적 이해)

  • 전규찬;황동환;김대은
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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    • 1995.06b
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    • pp.7-13
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    • 1995
  • 현재 교통인구 비중에 큰 비중을 차지하고 있는 철도 차량은 기술의 발전으로 인한 고속화에 성공하여 300km/h대의 속도를 달성하기에 이르렀다. 열차가 고속화됨으로 인하여 열차 주행시 운동에너지가 더욱 커졌고 이를 소산하기 위한 제동 역시 더욱 중요하게 되었다. 열차의 제동시 중요한 점은 wheel의 skidding을 방지함으로 wheel의 편마멸을 줄이는 것이며 이를 위해선 제동장치의 설계시 wheel과 rail간의 점착현상의 이해가 필수적이다. 제동력이 점착력보다 클 경우는 skidding이 발생하며 제동력이 점착력보다 작은 경우는 충분한 제덩을 하지 못한다는 것을 의미한다. 그러므로 열차의 제동장치를 설계함에 있어서 점착계수는 필수적인 요소가 되었으며 미국, 일본, 독일 등의 선진 각국에서는 점착계수를 측정하여 그 특성을 파악하려는 실험이 실험실 및 실차 차원에서 많이 행하여졌다. 각각 다른 접척조건, 속도 등에 따른 실험이 진행되어 왔으나 각 연구의 결과는 조금씩 다른 결향을 나타내었고, 점착현상에 관한 물리적인 설명은 못하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 wheel과 rail의 접촉인 경우에 있어 점착현상의 변화를 속도, 하중, 접촉조건에 따른다고 보고 점착현상의 특성을 각각 sliding, pure rolling실험을 통해 파악하고 기타 참고문헌에서 발표된 점착계수와 비교하여 물리적으로 이해하고자 하였다.

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Stress Distribution of Tilting Vehicles Wheel-set by Interaction Force Between Wheel and Rail (차륜과 레일간의 상호 작용력에 의한 틸팅차량 윤축의 응력분포)

  • Ham Y.S.;Oh T.Y.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.363-364
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    • 2006
  • The important factor to evaluate the running safety of a railway vehicle would be the interaction force between wheel and rail(derailment coefficient), for which is one of important factors to check the running safety of a railway vehicle that may cause a tragic accident. In this paper, when interaction force between wheel and rail happens to wheel-set of tilting vehicles, it analyzes stress distribution and verified safety.

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Investigation of the Maintenance Criteria for the Rail Surface Defects in High-Speed Railways (고속철도 레일 표면 결함 관리기준에 관한 연구)

  • Yang, Sin-Chu;Jang, Seung-Yup
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.535-544
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    • 2011
  • The rail surface defects can cause the high impact load on the track and lead to the progress of the rail fatigue damage and the rail break. In case of the rail break, there is a great deal of risk for derailment, and thus the maintenance criteria for the rail surface defects are of great importance. In this study, using the dynamic train-track interaction analysis program, the impact wheel loads and rail bending stresses according to the depths of the surface defects have been calculated with the input data of the rail surface irregularities measured at 43 spots with surface defects in the ballasted track of high-speed railway. Considering the irregularity of track geometry, the allowable limits of wheel load and rail bending stress have been set, and the maintenance criteria for the rail surface defects was suggested by analyzing the relationship of the maximum values of wheel load and rail bending stress versus depth and width of rail surface defect. The analysis results suggest that the allowable depth of the surface defect is determined approximately 0.2mm from the limit of the impact wheel load.

Wear Characteristics of Wheel/Rail Material under Dry and Wet Conditions (건식 및 수분조건에 따른 차륜/레일의 마모특성 평가)

  • Seo, Jung Won;Kwon, Suk Jin;Jun, Hyun Kyu;Lee, Dong Hyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.33 no.7
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    • pp.541-549
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    • 2016
  • Rolling contact fatigue and wear on rails are inevitable in railway operations due to excessive wheel-rail contact stress. The wear is influenced by vehicle speed, contact pressure, environmental conditions, and many other factors. Speeding on a curved track causes many problems such as wear on the gauge of the rail and rolling contact fatigue. Managing environmental conditions can reduce problems on the wheel and rail interface. In this study, the wear characteristics of wheel and rail materials were investigated by twin-disc testing using various parameters. The results of the wear test indicated that the wear rate under dry conditions was larger than that under wet conditions. We found that contact fatigue damage occurred on the rail in dry conditions, however, the surface of the specimen under water remained smooth. Also, the friction coefficient in dry conditions was larger than in wet conditions.

A Three Dimensional Wheelset Dynamic Analysis considering Wheel-rail Two Point Contact (차륜-레일 2점 접촉을 고려한 3차원 윤축 동역학 해석)

  • Kang, Ju-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2012
  • Wheelset dynamic analysis is a key element to determine the degree of accuracy of railway vehicle dynamics. In this study, a three-dimensional wheelset dynamic analysis is presented in such a way that the precise wheel-rail contact analysis in three-dimension is implemented into the dynamic equations of a wheelset. A numerical procedure that can be used for the analysis of a wheelset dynamics when the wheel-rail two point contact occurs in a cornering maneuver is developed. Numerical solutions of the constraint equations and the dynamics equations of a wheelset are achieved by using Runge-Kutta method. The proposed wheelset dynamic analysis is validated by comparison against results obtained from VI-RAIL analysis.

A geometrical review on the wear of rail and KTX wheel (레일과 차륜의 마모에 대한 기하학적 검토)

  • ;;;;R. Farabet
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.442-449
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    • 2000
  • Before the complete construction of new high-speed line between Seoul and Pusan, KTX is going to operate on both new high-speed line between Seoul and Daegu and electrified conventional lines between Daegu and Pusan. Then, the wheels of KTX are going to operate on various rails such as KS50N and KS60 of conventional line as well as UIC60 of high-speed line. Also, conventional line will have a mixed traffic mode with various types of trains operating on it, such as Saemaul and Mugunghwa. Hence, this study reviews the wear phenomena of wheels and rails in geometrical point of view by comparing their profiles. The analyses of the results show that because UIC60 rail is designed for KTX, KS50N rail whose profile is similar to that of UIC60 will not have any impact on the shape of wheel wear. On the other hand, KS60 rail is expected to have partial wear on both the flange of KTX wheel and the gauge corner of the rail in the initial stages. However, the operation of the trains whose wheels have 1/20 conicity will cause partial sidewear on the inside of the rail and the movement of the contact point between KTX wheel and the rail toward the inside of the track. As a result, the flange wear of KTX wheel will be reduced and the formation of wear-equilibrium profile will be faster.

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Study on the Rolling Noise Model Using an Analysis of Wheel and Rail Vibration Characteristics (철도 차륜 및 레일 진동 특성 해석을 통한 전동 소음 모델 연구)

  • Jang, Seungho;Ryue, Jungsoo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.175-182
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    • 2013
  • Rolling noise is an important source of noise from railways; it is caused by wheel and rail vibrations induced by acoustic roughness at the wheel/rail contact. To reduce rolling noise, it is necessary to have a reliable prediction model that can be used to investigate the effects of various parameters related to the rolling noise. This paper deals with modeling rolling noise from wheel and rail vibrations. In this study, the track is modeled as a discretely supported beam by regarding concrete slab tracks, and the wheel vibration is simulated by using the finite element method. The vertical and lateral wheel/rail contact forces are modeled using the linearized Hertzian contact theory, and then the vibration responses of the wheel and rail are calculated to predict the radiated noise. To validate the proposed model, a field measurement was carried out for a test vehicle. It was found that the predicted result agrees well with the measured one, showing similar behavior in the frequency range between 200 and 4000 Hz where the rolling noise is prominent.