Improved Modelling of Trains Braking Under Low Adhesion Conditions

Hamid Alturbeh; Roger Lewis; Klaus  Six; Gerald Trummer; Julian Stow

doi:10.1080/17515831.2020.1720379

Improved Modelling of Trains Braking Under Low Adhesion Conditions

Hamid Alturbeh, Roger Lewis, Klaus Six, Gerald Trummer, Julian Stow

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Predicting the behaviour of trains when braking under low adhesion conditions presents considerable challenges. This paper describes an approach to the problem using a model of the full train braking system known as LABRADOR (Low Adhesion Braking Dynamic Optimization for Rolling Stock) and an improved method for representing the creep force–creepage behaviour when low adhesion is presently known as WILAC (Water Induced Low Adhesion Creep Force Model). The development of these models and their integration are summarized and a number of test cases are presented to demonstrate the improvements which can be gained from this approach. A number of suggestions are made for future enhancements with the aim of providing brake engineers and systems integrators with reliable simulation tools for optimizing train braking performance when low adhesion is present.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-141
Number of pages	11
Journal	Tribology - Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces
Volume	14
Issue number	3
Early online date	5 Feb 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17515831.2020.1720379
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2020

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