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Numerical thermo-mechanical analysis of a railway train wheel

  • Dr. Mehmet Bulut, born in 1980, studied Mechanical Engineering. He completed his MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. He worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Gaziantep, Mechanical Engineering Department, Turkey, from 2010 to 2017. He is currently working at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey, as Assoc. Professor. The primary topics of his scientific work are finite element analysis, polymer composite materials, hybrid composites, impact characteristics of composites, computer aided design and solid mechanics.

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    Nail Karagöz, born in 1972 in Berlin, has graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of “METU-Middle East Technical University” in Ankara-TÜRKİYE in 1995, and obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from “Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi” in Sivas-TÜRKİYE. He has been currently working in the R&D Department of “TÜRASAŞ-Turkish Railway Vehicles Industry”.

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    Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim ACAR, born in1958, studied Mechanical Engineering. He completed his MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye, in 1988 and1991, respectively. He worked an Instructor at the University of Sivas Cumhuriyet, School of Vocational Training and Education, Türkiye, from 1984 to 2010. He is currently working at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Türkiye, as Professor. The primary topics of his scientific work are thermodynamics, energy conversion, refrigeration and air conditioning.

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    Dr. Netice DUMAN graduated as a BS in 1991, as an MS in 2010 and as a PhD in 2018 from Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Engineering, and Department of Mechanical Engineering. She worked as an assembly engineer in a private company between 1991 and 1993 and as a lecturer in SCU Sivas Technical Sciences Vocational School Machinery and Metal Technologies Department Machinery Program between 1993 and 2018. Since 2018, she has been working as an Asst. Prof. Dr in the same department. She is also the head of the department. He works on energy, thermodynamics, renewable energy resources and energy management. She is married and has two children.
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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 65 Issue 5

Abstract

In this paper, the variation of thermal stresses, strains and deformations created by combined thermal and mechanical loads is investigated in block braked railway wheels. Thermo-mechanical analyses of the railway wheel were performed by using finite element (FE) for the numerical analysis. Before performing FE analyses, input parameters, e.g. heat flow, heat conduction, heat convection, applied loads and boundary conditions were transferred from railway wheel conditions in reality. The thermal analysis of wheel structure in the analysis calculation was evaluated experimentally, and validated with numerical result used in current model. In this purpose, ANSYS Workbench module package was used to simulate the distribution of stress and temperature field over the wheel. Combined thermal and mechanically induced damage surfaces of the railway wheel in reality were compared with numerical results in ANSYS. It was concluded from the results that 3D simulations in this wheel model showed a significant effect of thermal loading rather than mechanical loading on wheel braking tread, and combination of thermal and mechanical loading caused the detrimental effect on railway wheel structures those used in this model.

Keywords: failure analysis; finite element analysis; railway wheel; temperature; thermo-mechanical analysis
Corresponding author: Mehmet Bulut, Mechanical Engineering, Sivas Cumhuriyet Universitesi, Mechanical Engineering Department, Sivas, 58140, Center, Türkiye, E-mail:

About the authors

Mehmet Bulut

Dr. Mehmet Bulut, born in 1980, studied Mechanical Engineering. He completed his MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. He worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Gaziantep, Mechanical Engineering Department, Turkey, from 2010 to 2017. He is currently working at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey, as Assoc. Professor. The primary topics of his scientific work are finite element analysis, polymer composite materials, hybrid composites, impact characteristics of composites, computer aided design and solid mechanics.

Nail Karagöz

Nail Karagöz, born in 1972 in Berlin, has graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of “METU-Middle East Technical University” in Ankara-TÜRKİYE in 1995, and obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from “Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi” in Sivas-TÜRKİYE. He has been currently working in the R&D Department of “TÜRASAŞ-Turkish Railway Vehicles Industry”.

Halil İbrahim Acar

Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim ACAR, born in1958, studied Mechanical Engineering. He completed his MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye, in 1988 and1991, respectively. He worked an Instructor at the University of Sivas Cumhuriyet, School of Vocational Training and Education, Türkiye, from 1984 to 2010. He is currently working at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Türkiye, as Professor. The primary topics of his scientific work are thermodynamics, energy conversion, refrigeration and air conditioning.

Netice Duman

Dr. Netice DUMAN graduated as a BS in 1991, as an MS in 2010 and as a PhD in 2018 from Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Engineering, and Department of Mechanical Engineering. She worked as an assembly engineer in a private company between 1991 and 1993 and as a lecturer in SCU Sivas Technical Sciences Vocational School Machinery and Metal Technologies Department Machinery Program between 1993 and 2018. Since 2018, she has been working as an Asst. Prof. Dr in the same department. She is also the head of the department. He works on energy, thermodynamics, renewable energy resources and energy management. She is married and has two children.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Published Online: 2023-05-03
Published in Print: 2023-05-25

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https://doi.org/10.1515/mt-2022-0450
Keywords for this article
failure analysis; finite element analysis; railway wheel; temperature; thermo-mechanical analysis

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Influence of pre-deformation on fatigue life of high strength steels by means of micromagnetic Barkhausen noise
  3. Applicability of a deformation dilatometer for short time creep experiments of magnesium alloys
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  5. Path-dependent multiaxial fatigue behavior of A319 aluminum alloy under non-proportional loading conditions
  6. Simultaneous aerodynamic and structural optimisation of a low-speed horizontal-axis wind turbine blade using metaheuristic algorithms
  7. Effect of thiosulfate on the passivation of zinc-alloys in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution at 353 K
  8. Effect of vacancies on the damping attenuation of Mn–Cu–Al–0∼3Sn alloys at room temperature
  9. Numerical thermo-mechanical analysis of a railway train wheel
  10. Corrosion fatigue behavior of AA 7020 alloy in seawater
  11. Accelerated test device and method for critical chloride concentration initiating steel depassivation in cement-based materials
  12. Comparison of wear and mechanical properties of cast and 3D printed CuSn10 bronze alloy
  13. Acoustic emission wavelet time-frequency characteristics of fiber reinforced mortar failure process under axial compression
  14. Finite element modelling of the fatigue damage in an explosive welded Al-dual-phase steel
  15. Influence of carbon and glass fiber reinforced composite adhesive on the strength of adhesively bonded joints
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