An Experimental Investigation on Railway Adhesion Properties under Water Medium and Dry Condition Respectively

Abstract:

The effect of wheel speed, axle load and track curve radius on wheel/rail adhesion properties under dry and water medium condition was investigated in this paper using JD-1 wheel/rail simulation facilities with Hertz simulation method, and then testing method of “four horizontals and three factors” was adopted to analyze the influence degree of speed, axle load and track curve radius on wheel/rail adhesion. Results from the experiment are that: The adhesion coefficient reached maximum at creep ratio of 1.5% under dry condition, and 1% under wet condition respectively; the adhesion coefficient under water medium condition occupy about a proportion of 32%-50% of that under dry condition. adhesion coefficient would reduce with speed increasing, axle load increasing and track curve radius decreasing under dry condition, and reduce with speed increasing, axle load decreasing and track curve radius decreasing under water medium condition; As far as influence degree of three testing factors which have effect on adhesion coefficient is concerned, axle load is the first one, then speed, finally track curve radius under dry condition, and speed is the first one, then axle load, finally track curve radius under water medium condition.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 189-193)
• Pages: 3554-3559
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.189-193.3554
• Online since: February 2011
• Authors: Peng Shen, Cai Yun Wang, Zhong Wen, Qi Yue Liu
• Keywords: Axle Load, Speed, Track Curve Radius, Wet Condition

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