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Y. Yang, X. Guo, L. Ling, K. Wang, and W. Zhai,Effect of gauge corner lubrication on wheel/rail non-Hertzian contact and rail surface damage on the curves. Acta Mech. Sin., 2022, 38, http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' xlink:href='https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-022-09002-x'>https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-022-09002-x
Citation: Y. Yang, X. Guo, L. Ling, K. Wang, and W. Zhai,Effect of gauge corner lubrication on wheel/rail non-Hertzian contact and rail surface damage on the curves. Acta Mech. Sin., 2022, 38, http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-022-09002-x">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-022-09002-x
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Effect of gauge corner lubrication on wheel/rail non-Hertzian contact and rail surface damage on the curves

doi: 10.1007/s10409-022-09002-x

  • State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China

Funds:

the National Key Research and Development Program of China Grant

the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant

and the State Key Laboratory of Traction Power Grant

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  • Corresponding author: Wang Kaiyun, E-mail address: kywang@swjtu.edu.cn (Kaiyun Wang)
  • Accepted Date: 27 Dec 2021
    • Available Online: 01 Aug 2022
  • Publish Date: 23 Feb 2022
  • Issue Publish Date: 01 Mar 2022
    Abstract
  • Wheel/rail rolling contact is a highly nonlinear issue affected by the complicated operating environment (including adhesion conditions and motion attitude of train and track system), which is a fundamental topic for further insight into wheel/rail tread wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF). The rail gauge corner lubrication (RGCL) devices have been installed on the metro outer rail to mitigate its wear on the curved tracks. This paper presents an investigation into the influence of RGCL on wheel/rail non-Hertzian contact and rail surface RCF on the curves through numerical analysis. To this end, a metro vehicle-slab track interaction dynamics model is extended, in which an accurate wheel/rail non-Hertzian contact algorithm is implemented. The influence of RGCL on wheel/rail creep, contact stress and adhesion-slip distributions and fatigue damage of rail surface are evaluated. The simulation results show that RGCL can markedly affect wheel/rail contact on the tight curves. It is further suggested that RGCL can reduce rail surface RCF on tight curves through the wheel/rail low-friction interactions.

     

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