Investigating the Effects of Lubrication on Wheel-Track Dynamic Interaction via Experiments on a Twin Disc Test Rig

Fulong Liu, Rongfeng Deng, Fengshou Gu, Philip Shackleton, Andrew Ball

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Abstract

Lubrication is widely used to reduce wear of wheel and rail profiles by decreasing the friction between the wheel flange and rail. The effects of wheel flange lubrication on the dynamic response of the wheel were investigated in this study, by analysing the responses of the adjoining bearing housing. The experiments were conducted on a 1/3rd scale twin disc rig, with a single wheel and a rail disc, which can have various speeds, loads and creepage. First, the theoretical modal parameters of the wheel were calculated by constructing a finite element model in order to obtain the shapes of interested modes. Then, Frequency Response Function (FRF) tests were conducted by exciting the rail disc on the laboratory rig and measuring the response of the bearing house. It shows that the FRF has a good agreement with the frequency domain signals of bearing housing responses when the rig is running under varying speeds. Last but not least, the responses of the bearing housing were measured when the rig was under four different constant speeds and three different loads. The tests were repeated for the wheel flange with and without lubricating grease. The results show that lubrication of wheel flange will result in a decrease of vibration amplitudes of the bearing housing in the frequency range of 6,000 Hz to 8,000 Hz when the rig under relative high loads. In addition, the lubrication will also lower some of the resonant frequencies of the wheel because of the oil film between the wheel and rail disc which was generated when the wheel flange was lubricated with grease.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of IncoME-V & CEPE Net-2020
Subtitle of host publicationCondition Monitoring, Plant Maintenance and Reliability
EditorsDong Zhen, Dong Wang, Tianyang Wang, Hongjun Wang, Baoshan Huang, Jyoti K. Sinha, Andrew David Ball
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
Pages50-60
Number of pages11
Volume105
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9783030757939
ISBN (Print)9783030757922
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 May 2021
Event5th International Conference on Maintenance Engineering and the 2020 Annual Conference of the Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering Network - Zhuhai, China
Duration: 23 Oct 202025 Oct 2020
Conference number: 5
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-75793-9#about

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume105
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Maintenance Engineering and the 2020 Annual Conference of the Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering Network
Abbreviated titleIncoME-V and CEPE Net-2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhuhai
Period23/10/2025/10/20
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