Abstract

Previous investigation on wheel wear losses from bogie rotation resistance have only considered as designed curve operations, with a small cant deficiency present in the curve design. Results in such curves show a relatively small increase in overall wheel and rail wear due to bogie rotation resistance. The bulk of increased wheel/rail wear is caused by rotation friction moments at the centre bearing, which are generated in the curve transition, being retained into the constant radius curve. Cant deficient design curves are shown to not retain the full rotational friction moment that is generated in curve transitions. The wear losses on individual wheelsets is shown to be greatly affected by bogie rotation resistance even when the total wheel/rail wear for the wagon is not greatly altered. The wheel/rail wear is best described by classifying curves by the number of wheelsets in flange contact with the high rail. The Queensland coal operations have proportionally much higher wear rate increases attributed to bogie rotation friction. Large reductions of wheel wear have been anecdotally report by QR rollingstock maintenance staff following the introduction of lubricating polymer centre bearing liners. Case study simulations show that the track's dominant tight curve is very sensitive to high centre bearing friction. The curves occur on a 1:50 grade for which loaded traffic is downhill at 40 kph compared to the empty traffic climbing at the speed limit of 60 kph. Hence these dominant downhill curves have a cant excess. Bogie rotation friction management is shown to be particularly important on rollingstock with low warp stiffness that operate through tighter curves at lower than the cant design speed. Such rollingstock will exhibit significantly shortened wheel maintenance cycle times due to high bogie rotation friction retained into the curve and high wheelset angles of attack seen on the leading bogie. Wear rates can become further accelerated due to the negative impact high angles of attack have on gauge face lubrication. Bogie warp and wheelset angles of attack retained in constant radius curves are affected by lateral forces such as coupler angling train forces

Highlights

  • Rail CRC Australia have been investigating the outcomes of Bogie Rotation Friction Management

  • The case study wagon chosen was anecdotally reported to the Rail CRC project steering committee as having large reductions in wheel wear following the introduction of polymer liners

  • Wheel wear losses generated by high bogie rotational friction is dependent on the amount of the rotational friction moment that is retained from the curve transition when the bogie is made to rotate to the constant radius section of the curve where the majority of wheel wear occurs. This retention of bogie rotation friction is dependent upon multiple factors such as the bogie warp stiffness, curve cant and curve speed, the dynamic movement of the bogies’ secondary suspension being a key factor in allowing the un-warping of the bogie and the relief of bogie rotation friction moments

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Summary

INTRODUCTION

Rail CRC Australia have been investigating the outcomes of Bogie Rotation Friction Management. Wear losses in three piece bogies from high bogie rotation resistance have been calculated using vehicle simulations. Bogie rotation resistance has been modeled accounting for uneven loading effects in track curve transitions [3]. The vehicle model accounts for the freeing of friction restraints to bogie warp with up and down movement of the bogie’s secondary suspension. The simulations have been performed using traditional three piece super-service bogies both with and without steering arms’ gap and constant contact side bearers. The case study wagon chosen was anecdotally reported to the Rail CRC project steering committee as having large reductions in wheel wear following the introduction of polymer liners

VEHICLE DYNAMICS SIMULATION
Bogie Connection Models
CURVING WHEEL WEAR RESULTS
Curving Behaviour by Bogie Type
Cant Deficient Design Curve Performance
Curving Wear Performance from Bogie Rotational Friction
Case Study Curve Performance
Near Tight Curve Performance
Reduced Train Speed Curve Performance
Further Work
Findings
CONCLUSION
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