[HTML][HTML] Simulation of wheel and rail profile wear: a review of numerical models
N Bosso, M Magelli, N Zampieri - Railway Engineering Science, 2022 - Springer
The development of numerical models able to compute the wheel and rail profile wear is
essential to improve the scheduling of maintenance operations required to restore the …
essential to improve the scheduling of maintenance operations required to restore the …
A review on wear between railway wheels and rails under environmental conditions
The wheel-rail contact is an open system contact, which is subjected to various
environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity, water, and even leaves. All these …
environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity, water, and even leaves. All these …
[HTML][HTML] Real-time defect detection of high-speed train wheels by using Bayesian forecasting and dynamic model
High-speed rail (HSR) is being developed in Asian and European countries to satisfy the
rapidly growing demand for intercity services and to shore up economic growth. The rapid …
rapidly growing demand for intercity services and to shore up economic growth. The rapid …
Numerical calculation of wear in rolling contact based on the Archard equation: Effect of contact parameters and consideration of uncertainties
Wear in rolling contact is a complex phenomenon because it is multi-scale and multi-
physical by nature and involves many strongly correlated parameters. It makes the …
physical by nature and involves many strongly correlated parameters. It makes the …
A three-dimensional approach for contact detection between realistic wheel and rail surfaces for improved railway dynamic analysis
The wheel-rail contact modeling problem assumes a preponderant role on the dynamic
analysis of railway systems using multibody systems formulations. The accurate and efficient …
analysis of railway systems using multibody systems formulations. The accurate and efficient …
Wear and damage transitions of wheel and rail materials under various contact conditions
WJ Wang, R Lewis, B Yang, LC Guo, QY Liu, MH Zhu - Wear, 2016 - Elsevier
This study discusses a Tγ/A method of plotting wear data from a twin-disc machine for
identifying the wear and damage transitions of wheel and rail materials. As found in previous …
identifying the wear and damage transitions of wheel and rail materials. As found in previous …
A wheel wear prediction model of non-Hertzian wheel-rail contact considering wheelset yaw: comparison between simulated and field test results
The standard model-based approach for predicting wheel wear consists of four main sub-
modules: a macro vehicle-track model, a normal wheel-rail contact model, a tangential …
modules: a macro vehicle-track model, a normal wheel-rail contact model, a tangential …
Wheel-rail contact models in the presence of switches and crossings
The development and implementation of wheel-rail contact models in multibody codes are
two active research topics, aiming at improving the accuracy of numerical results and …
two active research topics, aiming at improving the accuracy of numerical results and …
Influence of pantograph suspension characteristics on the contact quality with the catenary for high speed trains
J Pombo, J Ambrósio - Computers & Structures, 2012 - Elsevier
In general the electrical energy is provided to the trainsets by the pantograph–catenary
contact. The study of this system contributes to decrease the number of incidents and the …
contact. The study of this system contributes to decrease the number of incidents and the …
Wheel and rail wear—Understanding the effects of water and grease
C Hardwick, R Lewis, DT Eadie - Wear, 2014 - Elsevier
Prediction of the evolution of rail (and wheel) profiles using design tools that integrate multi-
body dynamics (MBD) simulations of track and rail vehicles with tribological models of …
body dynamics (MBD) simulations of track and rail vehicles with tribological models of …