To investigate the stability mechanism of a type of heavy-haul coupler with arc surface contact, the force states of coupler were analysed at different yaw angles according to the friction circle theory and the structural characteristics of this coupler were summarised. A multi-body dynamics model with four heavy-haul locomotives and three detailed couplers was established to simulate the process of emergency braking. In addition, the coupler yaw instability was tested in order to investigate the effect of relevant parameters on the coupler stability. The results show that this coupler exhibits the self-stabilisation and less lateral force at a small yaw angle. The yaw angle of force line is less than the actual coupler yaw angle which reduces the lateral force and the critical instability. An increase in the friction coefficient of the arc contact surfaces can improve the stability of couplers. The friction coefficient needs to be increased with the increase in the maximum coupler longitudinal compressive force. The stability of couplers is significantly enhanced by increasing the secondary suspension stiffness and reducing the clearance of the lateral stopper of the locomotives. When the maximum coupler compressive force reaches 2500 kN, the required friction coefficient reduces from 0.6 to 0.35, which notably lowers the derailment risk caused by the coupler. The critical instability angle of the coupler mainly depends on the arc contact friction coefficient. When the friction coefficient is 0.3, the critical instability angle was 4–4.5°. The simulation results are consistent with the locomotive line tests. These studies establish meaningful improvements for the stability of couplers and match the heavy-haul locomotive with its suspension parameters.


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    Titel :

    The stability mechanism and its application to heavy-haul couplers with arc surface contact


    Beteiligte:
    Yao, Yuan (Autor:in) / Zhang, Xiao-xia (Autor:in) / Zhang, Hong-jun (Autor:in) / Luo, Shi-hui (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Vehicle System Dynamics ; 51 , 9 ; 1324-1341


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2013-09-01


    Format / Umfang :

    18 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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