In this investigation, a numerical procedure that can be used for the three-dimensional analysis of wheel and rail contact geometry is developed using the constraint contact formulation. The locations of contact points are determined for given lateral and yaw displacements of a wheelset when one-point contact is considered for each wheel, while these two displacements are no longer independent when the two-point contact occurs. A systematic procedure for predicting the flange as well as the back-of-flange contact points is developed and used for the two-point contact analysis of wheel and rail. Numerical results that involve tread, flange, and back-of-flange contacts are presented in order to demonstrate the use of the contact algorithm developed in this investigation. In particular, the back-of-flange contact is discussed for assessing contact configurations of wheel and grooved rail in Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) applications.
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ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
September 4–7, 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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- Design Engineering Division and Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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0-7918-4806-X
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Wheel/Rail Two-Point Contact Geometry With Back-of-Flange Contact
Hiroyuki Sugiyama,
Hiroyuki Sugiyama
Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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Yoshihiro Suda
Yoshihiro Suda
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroyuki Sugiyama
Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
Yoshihiro Suda
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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DETC2007-35151, pp. 1903-1909; 7 pages
Published Online:
May 20, 2009
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Sugiyama, H, & Suda, Y. "Wheel/Rail Two-Point Contact Geometry With Back-of-Flange Contact." Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 5: 6th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control, Parts A, B, and C. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. September 4–7, 2007. pp. 1903-1909. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2007-35151
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