Thermomechanical damage to rolling stock wheels

Abstract

Marshalling yards are a key part of the transportation process. Their precise operation determines the efficiency and safety of the transportation process, which, other things being equal, depend on the durability and safety of cars in real conditions, including during sorting processes on slides. Currently, during the dissolution of trains on low-power slides, shoe braking is used. This is cost-effective, but provokes the formation of thermomechanical damage on the surface of the wheels. These damages are called one-way sliders. The formation of sliders leads to downtime of cars during repairs and to the cost of restoring or manufacturing new wheels. The article presents a study of the effect of wheel sliding on the rail on the nature of thermal and mechanical damage to the wheels of rolling stock.