Thermal EHL Characteristics Investigation on Axle Box Bearings of Railway Vehicle Based on Slicing Method

Lubrication failures of axle box bearings can lead to accidents, such as bearing burnout and hot axle cutting. Presently, the modeling of the vehicle-track system dynamics rarely considers the nonlinear contact load of axle box bearings, and this leads to imperfection in the vehicle-track system dyn...

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Main Authors: Junzhou Huo, Jianjun Zhou, Tao Li, Zhichao Meng, Wei Sun
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6981482
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author Junzhou Huo
Jianjun Zhou
Tao Li
Zhichao Meng
Wei Sun
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Tao Li
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Wei Sun
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description Lubrication failures of axle box bearings can lead to accidents, such as bearing burnout and hot axle cutting. Presently, the modeling of the vehicle-track system dynamics rarely considers the nonlinear contact load of axle box bearings, and this leads to imperfection in the vehicle-track system dynamics calculation. And then, the load distribution and lubrication characteristics of axle box bearings are difficult to obtain. Therefore, in this paper, we fully consider the time-varying nonlinear contact load of bearings and track irregularity in establishing the bearing-wheel-rail system coupling-dynamics model. The dynamic response of axle box bearings is obtained by taking the vertical, strong impact-time-varying load on the carrying saddles as the external excitation. The load-balance equation of dynamic pressure lubrication is then obtained, according to the slicing method of bearing rollers. Finally, the elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) model of axle box bearings is established considering thermal and scale effects. The results show that the central film thickness under thermal EHL was decreased by 13.61% compared with that under isothermal EHL. As the velocity of the contact pair increases, the thickness difference between thermal and isothermal EHL became larger. Thermal effects should be considered in the EHL model, in order to truly reflect the characteristics of EHL under a high speed.
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spelling doaj-art-0a61285c26924d459ea09078d54445692025-02-03T06:08:37ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032019-01-01201910.1155/2019/69814826981482Thermal EHL Characteristics Investigation on Axle Box Bearings of Railway Vehicle Based on Slicing MethodJunzhou Huo0Jianjun Zhou1Tao Li2Zhichao Meng3Wei Sun4State Key Laboratory of Shield Machine and Boring Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Shield Machine and Boring Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaLubrication failures of axle box bearings can lead to accidents, such as bearing burnout and hot axle cutting. Presently, the modeling of the vehicle-track system dynamics rarely considers the nonlinear contact load of axle box bearings, and this leads to imperfection in the vehicle-track system dynamics calculation. And then, the load distribution and lubrication characteristics of axle box bearings are difficult to obtain. Therefore, in this paper, we fully consider the time-varying nonlinear contact load of bearings and track irregularity in establishing the bearing-wheel-rail system coupling-dynamics model. The dynamic response of axle box bearings is obtained by taking the vertical, strong impact-time-varying load on the carrying saddles as the external excitation. The load-balance equation of dynamic pressure lubrication is then obtained, according to the slicing method of bearing rollers. Finally, the elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) model of axle box bearings is established considering thermal and scale effects. The results show that the central film thickness under thermal EHL was decreased by 13.61% compared with that under isothermal EHL. As the velocity of the contact pair increases, the thickness difference between thermal and isothermal EHL became larger. Thermal effects should be considered in the EHL model, in order to truly reflect the characteristics of EHL under a high speed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6981482
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Jianjun Zhou
Tao Li
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Wei Sun
Thermal EHL Characteristics Investigation on Axle Box Bearings of Railway Vehicle Based on Slicing Method
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title Thermal EHL Characteristics Investigation on Axle Box Bearings of Railway Vehicle Based on Slicing Method
title_full Thermal EHL Characteristics Investigation on Axle Box Bearings of Railway Vehicle Based on Slicing Method
title_fullStr Thermal EHL Characteristics Investigation on Axle Box Bearings of Railway Vehicle Based on Slicing Method
title_full_unstemmed Thermal EHL Characteristics Investigation on Axle Box Bearings of Railway Vehicle Based on Slicing Method
title_short Thermal EHL Characteristics Investigation on Axle Box Bearings of Railway Vehicle Based on Slicing Method
title_sort thermal ehl characteristics investigation on axle box bearings of railway vehicle based on slicing method
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6981482
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