Thermomechanics of tread braking: Braking capacity of railway wheels
Doktorsavhandling, 2024
The aim of this thesis is to determine thermomechanical limits of the tread braking system and to find in which situations the wheel and brake experience damage which exceeds safe or economical limits or fail entirely. In addition, it aims at presenting models capable of accurately simulating the dimensioning or critical loading cases. To achieve this, knowledge building based upon experimental campaigns and numerical simulations has been made.
The temperature field around the wheel has been studied in full-scale experiments and in-field conditions. Results from these studies show that the temperature field has the potential to form severe long-wavelength non-uniformities, which have the potential to induce increased levels of residual stresses in the wheel. The thermal degradation experienced by the pearlitic steel is shown to significantly affect the mechanical strength of the material, causing plastification in the rolling surface.
The numerical work has focused on both calibrating a finite element material model to accurately and stably model the behaviour seen in experiments and then employing it to study the braking scenarios envisioned. Both simulations of tread braking at high brake loads and rolling contact at elevated temperatures are studied in the thesis.
Finite element modelling
Railways
Thermomechanics
Rolling Contact
Experimental Studies
Pearlitic Steel
Författare
Eric Landström Voortman
Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Dynamik
Thermomechanical testing and modelling of railway wheel steel
International Journal of Fatigue,;Vol. 168(2023)
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift
Improved modelling of tread braked wheels using an advanced material model
FISITA Library,;Vol. EB2022(2022)
Paper i proceeding
Analysis and testing of tread braked railway wheel — Effects of hot spots on wheel performance
International Journal of Fatigue,;Vol. 180(2024)
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift
Voortman Landström, E., Vernersson, T. Lundén, R. Characterisation and Evaluation of Global Uneven Heating during Railway Tread Braking – Brake Rig Testing and Field Study
Voortman Landström, E. de Lara Todt, M. Vernersson, T., Lundén, R. Non-uniform temperature and residual stress effects during railway tread braking
Voortman Landström, E., Ozaki, R., Handa, K., Vernersson, T. Thermomechanical Contact Behaviour of Tread Braked Wheels
Voortman Landström, E., Vernersson, T. Numerical study of rolling contact fatigue at tread braking conditions
What are the actual limits of the tread braking system?
The primary aim of this thesis is to determine safe and efficient usage limits of the tread braking system via a combination of numerical simulations, laboratory experiments and field tests. Temperature behaviour, thermomechanical effects, material damage and wheel-rail rolling contact as well as the combinations of them are all considered. A custom-made brake roller rig developed during the course of this project is used in combination with modern measurement techniques such as high-speed radiometry to study the behaviour and thermomechanical effects of elevated and non-uniform temperatures. Modelling and simulation of the experimental and other cases are then investigated to both improve current finite element models and to attempt to accurately provide computational results that can gauge the limits of the tread braking system and its components.
Blockbromsning – kapacitet, slitage och livslängd (CHARMEC SD11)
Chalmers järnvägsmekanik (CHARMEC), -- .
A holistic model of wheel tread life
Trafikverket (TRV), 2024-07-01 -- 2029-12-31.
Ämneskategorier
Maskinteknik
Styrkeområden
Transport
Infrastruktur
C3SE (Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)
ISBN
978-91-8103-150-8
Doktorsavhandlingar vid Chalmers tekniska högskola. Ny serie: 5608
Utgivare
Chalmers