Abstract
During the past decades Kalker developed a number of wheel- rail contact theories that can be used to determine the tangential forces and spin moment between the wheel and the rail [Kalker, 1990]. These theories are: Linear Theory, Strip Theory, Empirical Theory, Simplified Theory and Exact Three Dimensional Rolling Contact Theory. These theories assume that the contact between the two bodies is non-conformal. Recently, Li and Kalker [Li and Kalker 1998a, 19986 and Li, 2002 introduced an approach for numerical solution of the conformal contact between the wheel and the rail. In this paper, Kalker's wheel-rail contact theories are presented. The paper provides an overview for each theory and its restriction or error as was reported by Kalker. In addition, a systematic procedure for implementing Kalkers's wheel-rail contact theories in multibody codes is briefly presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference 2009, DETC2009 |
| Pages | 1889-1900 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Edition | PART C |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 2009 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2009 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 30 Aug 2009 → 2 Sept 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | 2009 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2009 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego, CA |
| Period | 30/08/09 → 2/09/09 |