Mechanical Analysis of a Cowcatcher for a High-Speed Train in Crashing

Song Yan Li; Zhi Jun Zheng; Ji Lin Yu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.437.18

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Mechanical Analysis of a Cowcatcher for a High-Speed Train in Crashing

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A finite element model of a cowcatcher mounted at the front of a high-speed train is established and the processes when the head car crashes a rigid wall or an obstacle at different speeds are simulated by using ANSYS/LS-DYNA software. The results show that with the cowcatcher the passenger deceleration would decrease and the kinetic energy can be absorbed more quickly when the head car crashes a rigid wall. When a train crashes an obstacle on the track at a low speed, say 10m/s, the obstacle is turned up, which may destroy upper structures of the train. When the speed is high, say 50m/s, the obstacle will crash into the cowcatcher and the kinetic energy of the train will be absorbed by the front part of the cowcatcher.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 437)

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18-21

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October 2013

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Song Yan Li, Zhi Jun Zheng*, Ji Lin Yu

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Cowcatcher, Crashworthiness, Finite Element Method (FEM), High-Speed Train

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