13th Asia Pacific Transportation Development Conference
Wheel-Rail Adhesion Test Based on Full Scale Roller Rig
Publication: Resilience and Sustainable Transportation Systems
ABSTRACT
The braking on trains is mainly generated by adhesion between wheels and rails. Sliding and lock on wheels can be caused by excessive braking torque. If the braking force is insufficient, there will be problems such as excessive braking distance and low braking efficiency. Therefore, it is necessary to study the adhesion under braking conditions. This paper relies on full scale brake system comprehensive test rig to test the wheel-rail adhesion characteristics. Emphasis is placed on the effects of different speeds and axle loads on the adhesion under water conditions. The results show that with the increase of speed, the wheel-rail adhesion coefficient will show a downward trend. Adhesion coefficient increases first and then decreases with the increase of slip ratio. The slip ratio corresponding to the maximum adhesion coefficient is below 1%, and the slip ratio corresponding to the peak value of the adhesion coefficient decreases with the increase of speed. In addition, under the condition of water medium, the wheel-rail adhesion coefficient decreases with the increase of axle load.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you for the experimental equipment provided by Nanjing Haitai Brake Equipment Co., Ltd. In addition, we are especially grateful to the foundation(U1534205) for its financial support.
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Resilience and Sustainable Transportation Systems
Pages: 564 - 572
Editors: Fengxiang Qiao, Ph.D., Texas Southern University, Yong Bai, Ph.D., Marquette University, Pei-Sung Lin, Ph.D., University of South Florida, Steven I Jy Chien, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology, Yongping Zhang, Ph.D., California State Polytechnic University, and Lin Zhu, Ph.D., Shanghai University of Engineering Science
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8290-2
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Published online: Jun 29, 2020
Published in print: Jun 29, 2020
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