There are several fatigue-based approaches that estimate the evolution of rolling contact fatigue(RCF) on rails over time and built to be used in tandem with multibody simulations of vehicle dynamics. However, most of...There are several fatigue-based approaches that estimate the evolution of rolling contact fatigue(RCF) on rails over time and built to be used in tandem with multibody simulations of vehicle dynamics. However, most of the models are not directly comparable with each other since they are based on different physical models even though they shall predict the same RCF damage at the end.This article studies different approaches to quantifying RCF and puts forward a measure for the degree of agreement between them. The methodological framework studies various steps in the RCF quantification procedure within the context of one another, identifies the ‘primary quantification step’ in each approach and compares results of the fatigue analyses. In addition to this, two quantities—‘similarity’ and ‘correlation’—have been put forward to give an indication of mutual agreement between models.Four widely used surface-based and sub-surface-based fatigue quantification approaches with varying complexities have been studied. Different operational cases corresponding to a metro vehicle operation in Austria have been considered for this study. Results showed that the best possible quantity to compare is the normalized damage increment per loading cycle coming from different approaches. Amongst the methods studied, approaches that included the load distribution step on the contact patch showed higher similarity and correlation in their results.While the different approaches might qualitatively agree on whether contact cases are ‘damaging’ due to RCF, they might not quantitatively correlate with the trends observed for damage increment values.展开更多
Wheel/rail rolling contact is a highly nonlinear issue affected by the complicated operating environment(including adhesion conditions and motion attitude of train and track system),which is a fundamental topic for fu...Wheel/rail rolling contact is a highly nonlinear issue affected by the complicated operating environment(including adhesion conditions and motion attitude of train and track system),which is a fundamental topic for further insight into wheel/rail tread wear and rolling contact fatigue(RCF).The rail gauge corner lubrication(RGCL)devices have been installed on the metro outer rail to mitigate its wear on the curved tracks.This paper presents an investigation into the influence ofRGCL on wheel/rail nonHertzian contact and rail surface RCF on the curves through numerical analysis.To this end,a metro vehicle-slab track interaction dynamics model is extended,in which an accurate wheel/rail non-Hertzian contact algorithm is implemented.The influence of RGCL on wheel/rail creep,contact stress and adhesion-slip distributions and fatigue damage of rail surface are evaluated.The simulation results show that RGCL can markedly affect wheel/rail contact on the tight curves.It is further suggested that RGCL can reduce rail surface RCF on tight curves through the wheel/rail low-friction interactions.展开更多
基金funding from the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement (No. 826206)。
文摘There are several fatigue-based approaches that estimate the evolution of rolling contact fatigue(RCF) on rails over time and built to be used in tandem with multibody simulations of vehicle dynamics. However, most of the models are not directly comparable with each other since they are based on different physical models even though they shall predict the same RCF damage at the end.This article studies different approaches to quantifying RCF and puts forward a measure for the degree of agreement between them. The methodological framework studies various steps in the RCF quantification procedure within the context of one another, identifies the ‘primary quantification step’ in each approach and compares results of the fatigue analyses. In addition to this, two quantities—‘similarity’ and ‘correlation’—have been put forward to give an indication of mutual agreement between models.Four widely used surface-based and sub-surface-based fatigue quantification approaches with varying complexities have been studied. Different operational cases corresponding to a metro vehicle operation in Austria have been considered for this study. Results showed that the best possible quantity to compare is the normalized damage increment per loading cycle coming from different approaches. Amongst the methods studied, approaches that included the load distribution step on the contact patch showed higher similarity and correlation in their results.While the different approaches might qualitatively agree on whether contact cases are ‘damaging’ due to RCF, they might not quantitatively correlate with the trends observed for damage increment values.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2020YFA0710902)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51735012,52072317,and UJ9A20110)the State Key Laboratory of Traction Power(Grant No.202JTPL-T08).
文摘Wheel/rail rolling contact is a highly nonlinear issue affected by the complicated operating environment(including adhesion conditions and motion attitude of train and track system),which is a fundamental topic for further insight into wheel/rail tread wear and rolling contact fatigue(RCF).The rail gauge corner lubrication(RGCL)devices have been installed on the metro outer rail to mitigate its wear on the curved tracks.This paper presents an investigation into the influence ofRGCL on wheel/rail nonHertzian contact and rail surface RCF on the curves through numerical analysis.To this end,a metro vehicle-slab track interaction dynamics model is extended,in which an accurate wheel/rail non-Hertzian contact algorithm is implemented.The influence of RGCL on wheel/rail creep,contact stress and adhesion-slip distributions and fatigue damage of rail surface are evaluated.The simulation results show that RGCL can markedly affect wheel/rail contact on the tight curves.It is further suggested that RGCL can reduce rail surface RCF on tight curves through the wheel/rail low-friction interactions.
