The influence of wheelset flexibility on the development of railway wheel polygonalization

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Abstract

This paper is focused on the influence of the wheelset flexibility on the development of railway wheel polygonalization. A developed method for predicting the evolution of wheel polygonalization is adopted to compare the formation and growth rate of wheel polygonalization in between rigid and flexible wheelsets. Results show that, if the lateral creepage is at a high level, the wheelset flexibility can accelerate the wheel polygonalization; the torsional mode of the wheelset is found to dominate the wheel polygonalization in the case of extreme small radius curve.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems
Place of PublicationDelft, Netherlands
Pages775-783
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9789461869630
Publication statusPublished - 27 Sep 2018
Event11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems - Delft, Netherlands
Duration: 24 Sep 201827 Sep 2018
Conference number: 11
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Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems
Abbreviated titleCM 2018
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityDelft
Period24/09/1827/09/18
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