The brake unit bracket of a bogie frame is an important load-carrying component, particularly under emergency start/stop conditions. Conventional infinite/safe life approaches provide an over-conservative recommendati...The brake unit bracket of a bogie frame is an important load-carrying component, particularly under emergency start/stop conditions. Conventional infinite/safe life approaches provide an over-conservative recommendation for the allowable strength and lifetime, which hinders the lightweight design of modern railway vehicles. In this study, to ensure the reliability and durability of a brake unit bracket, an attempt was made to integrate the nominal stress method and an advanced damage tolerance method. First, a complex bogie frame was modelled using solid elements instead of plate and beam elements. A hot spot stress region on the bracket was found under an eight-stage load spectrum obtained from the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway line. Based on the probability of foreign damage, a semi-elliptical surface crack was then assumed for residual life assessment. The results obtained by the cumulative damage and damage tolerance methods show that the brake unit bracket can operate for over 30 years. Moreover, even if a 2-mm depth crack exists, the brake unit bracket can be safely operated for more than 2.27 years, with the hope that the crack can be detected in subsequent maintenance procedures. Finally, an appropriate safety margin was suggested which provides a basis for the life prediction and durability assessment of brake unit brackets of high-speed railways.展开更多
Elasto-plastic finite element method is used for the welding residual stress calculation in butt welded joint of carbon steel and stainless steel, fluctuating pressure on the ship hull induced by a propeller is calcul...Elasto-plastic finite element method is used for the welding residual stress calculation in butt welded joint of carbon steel and stainless steel, fluctuating pressure on the ship hull induced by a propeller is calculated from the actual measurement data. As the result of the superposition of vibration load and welding residual stress, the stress amplitude is reduced slightly in high stress area near the welding line, while the value of stress reduction becomes larger when the welding current increases. On the contrary, the stress amplitude is increased clearly far from the welding line. The welding residual stress obviously reduced the fatigue life of ship structure with the vibration load. The fatigue lives of ship structures under vibration are - 1.75 × 105 （ 110 000 ton product carrier） and - 2.43 × 105 （52 000 ton all-purpose cargo ship） without welding residual stress, while the residual stress exists, the fatigue life is down to - 3 × 104.展开更多
High‐speed maglev trains are subjected to severe dynamic loads,thus posing a failure hazard.It is necessary to account for the vehicle dynamics to improve the structural strength and fatigue life assessment approach ...High‐speed maglev trains are subjected to severe dynamic loads,thus posing a failure hazard.It is necessary to account for the vehicle dynamics to improve the structural strength and fatigue life assessment approach under harsh routes and super high‐speed grades.As the most critical load‐carrying part between the vehicle body and levitation frames,the swing bar was taken as an example to demonstrate the significance of vehicle dynamics to integrate classical structural strength and fatigue life with the service conditions.A multiphysics‐coupled dynamic model of an alpha improvement scheme for an electromagnetic suspension maglev train capable of 600 km/h was established to investigate the complex dynamic loads and fatigue spectra.Using this model,the structural strength and fatigue life of the wrought swing bars were investigated.Results show only a slight effect on the structural strength and fatigue life of swing bars by the super high‐speed grades.The nonaxial bending moments caused by the uncompensated relative displacement between the vehicle body and bolsters are identified as the decisive factors.The minimum safety factor of the structural strength for wrought swing bars is 1.33,while the minimum fatigue life is 34 years.Both match the design requirements but are not conservative enough.Therefore,further verification and optimization are recommended to improve the design of swing bars.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11572267)Sichuan Science and Technology Program(Grant No.2017JY0216)+1 种基金Open Research Project of State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures of China(Grant No.SV2016-KF-21)Open Research Project of State Key Laboratory of Traction Power of China(Grant No.2018TPL_T03)
文摘The brake unit bracket of a bogie frame is an important load-carrying component, particularly under emergency start/stop conditions. Conventional infinite/safe life approaches provide an over-conservative recommendation for the allowable strength and lifetime, which hinders the lightweight design of modern railway vehicles. In this study, to ensure the reliability and durability of a brake unit bracket, an attempt was made to integrate the nominal stress method and an advanced damage tolerance method. First, a complex bogie frame was modelled using solid elements instead of plate and beam elements. A hot spot stress region on the bracket was found under an eight-stage load spectrum obtained from the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway line. Based on the probability of foreign damage, a semi-elliptical surface crack was then assumed for residual life assessment. The results obtained by the cumulative damage and damage tolerance methods show that the brake unit bracket can operate for over 30 years. Moreover, even if a 2-mm depth crack exists, the brake unit bracket can be safely operated for more than 2.27 years, with the hope that the crack can be detected in subsequent maintenance procedures. Finally, an appropriate safety margin was suggested which provides a basis for the life prediction and durability assessment of brake unit brackets of high-speed railways.
文摘Elasto-plastic finite element method is used for the welding residual stress calculation in butt welded joint of carbon steel and stainless steel, fluctuating pressure on the ship hull induced by a propeller is calculated from the actual measurement data. As the result of the superposition of vibration load and welding residual stress, the stress amplitude is reduced slightly in high stress area near the welding line, while the value of stress reduction becomes larger when the welding current increases. On the contrary, the stress amplitude is increased clearly far from the welding line. The welding residual stress obviously reduced the fatigue life of ship structure with the vibration load. The fatigue lives of ship structures under vibration are - 1.75 × 105 （ 110 000 ton product carrier） and - 2.43 × 105 （52 000 ton all-purpose cargo ship） without welding residual stress, while the residual stress exists, the fatigue life is down to - 3 × 104.
基金National Key R&D Program of China,Grant/Award Numbers:2016YFB1200602‐15,2016YFB1200602‐17National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:U2032121,12192212Open Research Project of State Key Laboratory of Traction Power,Grant/Award Numbers:2021TPL‐T03,2021TPL‐T04,2021TPL‐T06。
文摘High‐speed maglev trains are subjected to severe dynamic loads,thus posing a failure hazard.It is necessary to account for the vehicle dynamics to improve the structural strength and fatigue life assessment approach under harsh routes and super high‐speed grades.As the most critical load‐carrying part between the vehicle body and levitation frames,the swing bar was taken as an example to demonstrate the significance of vehicle dynamics to integrate classical structural strength and fatigue life with the service conditions.A multiphysics‐coupled dynamic model of an alpha improvement scheme for an electromagnetic suspension maglev train capable of 600 km/h was established to investigate the complex dynamic loads and fatigue spectra.Using this model,the structural strength and fatigue life of the wrought swing bars were investigated.Results show only a slight effect on the structural strength and fatigue life of swing bars by the super high‐speed grades.The nonaxial bending moments caused by the uncompensated relative displacement between the vehicle body and bolsters are identified as the decisive factors.The minimum safety factor of the structural strength for wrought swing bars is 1.33,while the minimum fatigue life is 34 years.Both match the design requirements but are not conservative enough.Therefore,further verification and optimization are recommended to improve the design of swing bars.
