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Railway Design: Chapter 2: Traction Calculation
Railway Design: Chapter 2: Traction Calculation
Traction calculation
The forces acting on a train include tractive force, train running resistance
force, and braking force.
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r2 r1 r2
r1
M1 M1
F
F1 A F2
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Power off:
Where
V: velocity (km/h)
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Total train basic resistance force and average unit basic resistance force of
train
For ordinary trains, the total train basic resistance force W 0 is equal to the sum
of basic resistance force of locomotive W 0’ and basic resistance force of car
W 0’’,
where P is the mass of locomotive in tons, and Q is hauled mass in tons.
The average unit basic resistance force of train ω0 is the ratio of train basic
resistance force W 0 and train weight (P+Q).g, namely the basic resistance
force of unit train weight, is calculated using the following formulas:
+ Power on: P.g. 0/ Q.g. 0//
0 ( N / kN )
( P Q).g
/ //
+ Power off: 0 d P.g . 0 d Q.g . 0 ( N / kN )
( P Q).g
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Where
A: Empirical coefficient
R: Curve radius
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1) If Lc>Lt Lt
R, ,K
700
r ( N / kN ) (For 1435mm gauge)
R
Where
Lc: curve length
Lt: train length
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2) If Lc< Lt Lt
R,,K
12,2.
r ( N / kN ) (For 1435mm gauge)
Lt
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1 2
12,2.
r ( N / kN ) (For 1435mm gauge)
Lt
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Where
A: empirical coefficient
A=28 for rolling bearing vehicle
A=142 for sliding bearing vehicle
q0: wheel axle load (tons/axle)
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K
b
Ph
b2 A b1
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V
Mode Braking
In the train stop process, a brake shoe bears against
the revolving wheel treads with a radial force called the K
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Friction coefficient φk
The conversion formula for the friction coefficient is
+ Cast iron in the shoe:
Where
k: unit braking pressure
k=K/2: single shoe-one side braking
k=K/4: double shoes-two sides braking
V: velocity (km/h)
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where
P: is the mass in tons of locomotive
Q: is hauled mass in tons.
ni: number of braking car
mi: number of braking axle of car type (i)
Ki: Brake pressure of car type (i)
φki Friction coefficient of car type (i)
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Let
The equation above is the general form of the train movement equation.
Acceleration coefficient ζ depends on the value of rotary mass coefficient,
and varies with different locomotive or vehicle type. If takes γ=0.06, ζ in
round numbers, the equation becomes
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Exercise 5:
Railway line for mixed passenger and freight traffic, use D19E diesel
locomotive P=72 tons, tractive effort F=20000kN, gravity acceleration g = 9,81
m/s2, train operating speed V=75(km/h), freight car of Russia (4 axles), mass
of a car q= 50 tons. Compute the tractive tonnage of single locomotive traction
at ruling gradient ip=8 .
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Exercise 6:
It is known that the tractive tonnage Q= 3500 tons, if the converted gradient of
starting section is=2 , try to check whether the train with Q can start? When
tarting tractive force of locomotive Fs=475 kN, rolling bearing vehicle
with wheel axle load q0=14(tons/axle), railway line for mixed passenger
and freight traffic, use D12E diesel locomotive P=250 tons, gravity
acceleration g = 9,81 m/s2.
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Exercise 7:
Calculating max grade which train can start, when ruling gradient ip=8
, starting tractive force of locomotive Fs=650kN, tractive force of
locomotive on ruling gradient F=475kN, average unit basic resistance of
train ω0=1,5N/kN, sliding bearing vehicle with wheel axle load
q0=18(tons/axle), railway line for mixed passenger and freight traffic,
use D18E diesel locomotive P=75 tons, gravity acceleration g = 9,81
m/s2.
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