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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 112, 2017
21st Innovative Manufacturing Engineering & Energy International Conference – IManE&E 2017
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Article Number | 07012 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Mechanical and Manufacturing Equipment, Devices and Instrumentation, Design and Analysis | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201711207012 | |
Published online | 03 July 2017 |
About the influence of wheel slide protection devices action on longitudinal dynamic of trains
University Politehnica of Bucharest, Department of Railway Vehicles, 313 Splaiul Independenţei, 060042, Bucharest, Romania
* Corresponding author: c_cruceanu@yahoo.com
Wheel slide protection devices (WSPD) are destined to avoid important sliding of wheels during braking actions in case of temporarily impaired wheel-rail adhesion by correspondent reductions of air pressure in brake cylinders. Accordingly, longer braking distances and higher longitudinal in-train forces occur, potentially affecting the traffic safety and the passengers comfort. A general analyse and evaluation of these effects are the main targets of the present study. The theoretical considerations are sustained by simulations of braking process, considering situations of normal, respectively diminished wheel-rail adhesion determining random actuations of WSPD. The air pressure evolution in brake cylinders of was experimentally determined on a computerized brake system test stand and adequately used as input in simulations. The results indicate an increase of in-train forces and a more complex evolution of the longitudinal dynamic actions between the vehicles in the case of degraded wheel-rail adhesion, when the random actuation of WSPD have major influence in the whole braking process.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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