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Analysis of the Mechanism of Rail Corrugation by Using Temperature Dependent Friction Coefficient

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Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems (IWRN 2022)

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In order to investigate the mechanism of rail corrugation on small radius curves, a three-dimensional wheelset-track thermal-mechanical coupling finite element (FE) model was developed. Friction coefficients are modeled in consideration of the wheel-rail contact temperature effects. The dynamic response of the wheelset-track system is investigated by transient analysis on a curved track with a radius of 350 m. The results show that the wheelset-track coupling dynamic system exhibits lateral stick-slip motion on the wheelset-low rail. The wheel-rail lateral creepages have obvious periodic fluctuations with dominated frequencies of 410 and 1045 Hz, In addition, The dominated frequencies of the wheel lateral vibration velocity on contact point as well as the dominated frequencies of lateral force are similar to dominated frequencies of the creep force. During a stick-slip process, the maximum temperature of the wheel-rail contact patch temperature increases with the creepages. The percentage of sliding region within the contact patch increases from 77.1 to 100%. The stick-slip vibration of the wheelset-low rail may lead to the occurrence of rail corrugation, which corresponds to wavelengths of 40.6 and 15.9 mm.

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Acknowledgements

The Authors heartfelt acknowledge the research project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52178436,51778484).

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  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rail Infrastructure Durability and System Safety, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China

    Kuikui Ma & Xinwen Yang

  2. The Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China

    Kuikui Ma & Xinwen Yang

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  1. School of Urban Railway Transportation, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China

    Xiaozhen Sheng

  2. Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

    David Thompson

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Geert Degrande

  4. Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Jens C. O. Nielsen

  5. SNCF Réseau, La Plaine Saint Denis, France

    Pierre-Etienne Gautier

  6. Railway Technical Research Institute, Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan

    Kiyoshi Nagakura

  7. M+P Raadgevende Ingenieurs BV, Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

    Ard Kuijpers

  8. Wilson, Ihrig and Associates, Emeryville, CA, USA

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  9. Cross-Spectrum Acoustics Inc., Burlington, MA, USA

    David A. Towers

  10. Acoustic Studio, Stanmore, NSW, Australia

    David Anderson

  11. DB Systemtechnik GmbH, Center of Competence Center Aerodynamics and HVAC, Munich, Germany

    Thorsten Tielkes

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Ma, K., Yang, X. (2024). Analysis of the Mechanism of Rail Corrugation by Using Temperature Dependent Friction Coefficient. In: Sheng, X., et al. Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems. IWRN 2022. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7852-6_26

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