AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF BOGIE AND WAGON PITCH ASSOCIATED WITH LONGITUDINAL TRAIN DYNAMICS

Occurrences of coupler impacts combined with pitching motions in the wagon body and bogies of a 70 tonne hopper coal wagon were located in experimental data. Attempts were made to simulate these interactions using NUCARS, ADAMS/Rail and a train-wagon interaction model developed as source code. The NUCARS and Adams/Rail models were simulated using a single longitudinal force profile. The wagon was also simulated in the train-wagon interaction model using locomotive control actions and a train model reflective of the experimental program. Good agreement was demonstrated between the models but the experimental data remained problematic. Some agreement was possible for the experimental data measured for the loaded wagon. For the covering abstract see ITRD E117109.

• Corporate Authors:

  SWETS & ZEITLINGER B.V.

  LISSE,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • MCCLANACHAN, M
  • Cole, C
  • ROACH, D
  • SCOWN, B
• Conference:
  • THE DYNAMICS OF VEHICLES ON ROADS AND ON TRACKS - SUPPLEMENT TO VEHICLE SYSTEM DYNAMICS, VOLUME 33. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH IAVSD SYMPOSIUM HELD IN PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 3, 1999
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 374-85

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Freight cars; Motion; Railroad trains; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Longitudinal
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 9039: Longitudinal; 5483: Movement; 1278: Railway wagon (freight); 9103: Simulation; 1268: Train
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00943097
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 11 2003 12:00AM