Dynamic Characteristics Analysis of Axle Box Spring by FEM

Abstract:

Axle box spring of railway vehicle is the structure of helical spring in series with rubber pad to reduce working stress of helical spring and absorb high-frequency vibration. Rubber pad model was built. Static and dynamic characteristics were researched in axial and radial directions. The results show that the static stiffness of rubber pad decreases with the increase of radial displacement and increases distinctly with the increase of the amount of compression; The dynamic stiffness of rubber pad increases with the decrease of the excitation force in the case of the same excitation frequency and decreases with the decrease of the frequency in the case of the same excitation displacement. Axle box spring method was established and the amplitude-frequency curve of dynamic stiffness of the spring was presented. The results provide a theoretical basis to research the dynamic performance of railway vehicle.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 712-715)
• Pages: 1535-1540
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.712-715.1535
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Li Liu, Wei Hua Zhang, Dong Li Song
• Keywords: Axle Box Spring, Dynamic Characteristic, Finite Element Method (FEM), Helical Spring, Rubber Pad

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