Investigation on wear and rolling contact fatigue of wheel-rail materials under various wheel/rail hardness ratio and creepage conditions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2019.106091
Abstract: Abstract The wear and rolling contact fatigue of wheel-rail materials were investigated through varying wheel/rail hardness ratios (Hw/Hr) and creepages. The results indicated that with the Hw/Hr increasing from 0.927 to 1.218, the wheel wear… read more here.
Keywords: rolling contact; wear rolling; creepage; wheel rail ... See more keywords
Parallel co-simulation of locomotive wheel wear and rolling contact fatigue in a heavy haul train operational environment
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DOI: 10.1177/0954409720908497
Abstract: Locomotive wheel wear and rolling contact fatigue simulations that consider both train dynamics and detailed traction control systems have not been reported. This paper developed a parallel co-simulation method to link an in-house longitudinal train… read more here.
Keywords: rolling contact; wear rolling; model; contact ... See more keywords