Switch rail is an important basic component of rail transportation. Due to its variable cross section structure, there are many guided wave modes that can propagate inside it. When the ultrasonic guided wave is used t...
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Switch rail is an important basic component of rail transportation. Due to its variable cross section structure, there are many guided wave modes that can propagate inside it. When the ultrasonic guided wave is used to detect the defect of switch rail, the defect echo is often superimposed with complex background signal, which is difficult to extract. To solve the problem that the time-domain baseline method needs complex temperature compensation algorithm and is difficult to be applied in engineering, this article explores a new method from the frequency domain. The Fourier transform is applied to the waveguide signal and the FFT result of a waveguide signal from a nondefective switch rail is selected as the baseline. The difference of the FFT result between the waveguide signal and the baseline is calculated by the algorithm designed, being defined as a frequency-domain operator. The results show that the frequency-domain baseline method has a comprehensive identification rate of 99.89% and that no temperature compensation is required for indoor switch rail detection. Based on this, this article proposes the wavelet baseline method that integrates time-domain and frequency-domain analysis. The 3-D waveform data of the guided wave is transformed by wavelet, the difference between the data to be recognized and the baseline data is calculated based on the corresponding segments by the algorithm designed, and the frequency-time operator is obtained. For indoor datasets, the comprehensive detection rate of the wavelet baseline method is 99.93%, and the defect discrimination is better than that of the frequency-domain baseline method. For outdoor test data collected within 28 days, the comprehensive detection rate of the wavelet baseline method is 99.2%. The defect detection experiment of the switch rail on the actual line with the accessory structure is also carried out. The results show that the wavelet baseline method can effectively identify the defects of the switc
The paper proposes a methodology for incorporating uncertainties of material behaviours in the microstructure evolution model for eutectoid steels. The stochastic model of phase transformations was developed. The mode...
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The paper proposes a methodology for incorporating uncertainties of material behaviours in the microstructure evolution model for eutectoid steels. The stochastic model of phase transformations was developed. The model accounts for a random character of the nucleation of pearlite and bainite and the differential growth equations for these structural components are solved for the stochastic variables. The coefficients in the model were identified using inverse analysis for the results of dilatometric tests. The model was applied to simulations of the cooling of rails by subsequent immersions of the rail head in the polymer solution. Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorow phase transformations model was used to design the optimal cooling cycle. Histograms of the microstructural parameters for this optimal cycle were calculated using the developed stochastic model. It was shown that the probability distributions of the pearlite colony size, the nodule size, the interlamellar spacing and the hardness are asymmetric. The model predicted deviations of microstructural parameters and hardness from the mean values.
This article proposes a practical auxiliary circuit for multiple voltage rails to improve dynamic response under significant load steps with an ultrafast slew rate. The proposed auxiliary circuit consists of a current...
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This article proposes a practical auxiliary circuit for multiple voltage rails to improve dynamic response under significant load steps with an ultrafast slew rate. The proposed auxiliary circuit consists of a current injection/absorption circuit with nonlinear control that can effectively reduce undershoot and overshoot during transients, a sampling mechanism supporting its independent operation, and a reconfigurable energy path supporting multiple voltage rails. The proposed auxiliary circuit is illustrated and verified in a high-power supply system for processors with two voltage rails at different voltage levels, which effectively improves the dynamic response of both voltage rails and demonstrates robustness in fast alternating load steps without affecting regular operation. The maximum load step of 250 A with the current slew rate of 1250 A/mu s is tested, and the overshoot and undershoot are reduced by 36% and 25%, respectively, with recovery times less than 9 mu s. Compared with existing research and solutions, the proposed auxiliary circuit has cost and space savings advantages, better versatility to support a wide range of power supply types, and is easy to implement.
This article describes the implementation of an advanced fiber-optic intensity sensor for the comprehensive detection of axles and bogies of rail vehicles in tram transport. The sensor uses the principle of optical fi...
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This article describes the implementation of an advanced fiber-optic intensity sensor for the comprehensive detection of axles and bogies of rail vehicles in tram transport. The sensor uses the principle of optical fiber bending, where the intensity of transmitted light is modulated due to mechanical stress on the fiber caused by the passage of a tram and the subsequent reversible deformation of the rail. The innovative design of the sensor allows for its easy installation under the rail foot, between the rail and the sleeper, replacing conventional anti-vibration pads, and includes specially designed deformable elements which the optical fiber bends and modulates the transmitted light intensity. During long-term testing (11 months in various weather conditions) conducted in the real tram depot (Ostrava, Czech Republic), 20602 tram passages were secured and analyzed. The sensor demonstrated success in detecting bogies, achieving 100% accuracy with no false positives (FPs) or false negatives (FNs). Axle detection showed an average success rate of 86.1%, with variability among different tram types up to 97.8%. The signal modulation was also subjected to detailed analysis, revealing differences in responses between various tram types, which can be attributed to differences in bogie construction and vehicle weight. Due to its electromagnetic immunity, the implemented fiber-optic sensor offers the potential for more reliable detection and broad application possibilities, including track occupancy monitoring, speed measurement, or determining the direction of travel on single-track lines. With slight optimization, the sensor could also be used to weigh rail vehicles or as an axle counter in railway or light rail transport.
Modern physical metallurgy methods are used to study the structure, phase composition, dislocation substructure, and carbon redistribution in differentially quenched 100-m rails after extremely long operation (passed ...
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Modern physical metallurgy methods are used to study the structure, phase composition, dislocation substructure, and carbon redistribution in differentially quenched 100-m rails after extremely long operation (passed gross tonnage 1770 mln t since 2013). The laws of changing the main parameters, namely, the relative content of various morphological varieties of a structure, the scalar and excess dislocation densities, the volume fraction of cementite, and the redistribution of carbon atoms, are revealed in the cross section of the rail head along the central axis of symmetry and the radius of rounding of the fillet at distances of 0, 2, and 10 mm from the surface. The decrease in the volume fraction of the carbide phase in the surface layer of the head is assumed to be associated with decarbonization and the motion of carbon atoms to defects in the steel structure. The transformations along the central axis are found to proceed much more slowly as compared to the change relative to the fillet radius.
The structural-phase sates and defect substructure are studied by the method of transmission electron microscopy using diffraction at different distances from the wheel-rail contact surface along the central axis of s...
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The structural-phase sates and defect substructure are studied by the method of transmission electron microscopy using diffraction at different distances from the wheel-rail contact surface along the central axis of symmetry of the top of rail (TOR) (rolling surface) and along the radius of rounding (fluting) of the differentially hardened rails of the DH400RK category made of hypereutectoid steel after their continuous service. Using the obtained structure parameters, the estimates are made of the hardening mechanisms (strengthening by pearlite component, incoherent cementite particles, grain- and subgrain boundaries, dislocation substructure and internal stress fields) controlling the yield stress in the steel under study. A comparison is performed of the quantitative fine structure parameters and the contributions into hardening on the rolling surface and fluting. It is found out that the prevailing morphological component near the wheel- rail contact surface is the subgrain structure, and in the fluting - strengthening by incoherent particles.
The research presented in this article investigated the effect of low temperatures on acoustic properties in coupling fluid and rail steel. The study focused on the effect of low-temperature conditions on ultrasonic a...
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The research presented in this article investigated the effect of low temperatures on acoustic properties in coupling fluid and rail steel. The study focused on the effect of low-temperature conditions on ultrasonic attenuation and velocity. The work introduces practical considerations for improving the quality of ultrasonic testing (UT) performed in cold weather. The study investigated common coupling fluids used in rail detector cars equipped with liquid-filled tires that house ultrasonic transducers. Velocity measurements of longitudinal waves propagating through the fluid and reflecting from a steel disc target were conducted. Steel properties were studied by fabricating two specimens from the head and Web of two different 136RE rail sections. Velocity of longitudinal waves and mode-converted shear waves as well as attenuation measurements were conducted in rail specimens with side drilled holes (SDHs) at different depths. The tests were performed in an ultrasonic immersion tank integrated with a heat exchanger and chiller bath to obtain the targeted test temperatures ranging from -50(degrees)C to+20(degrees)C. The coupling fluid test results showed a linear increase in the ultrasonic velocity as the temperature decreased with a rate that ranged from -2.70 m/s/degrees C to -1.83 m/s/degrees C for the tested fluids. The test results also showed increased velocity in rail steel with decreasing temperatures with an average rate of -0.65 m/s/degrees C for longitudinal waves and an average rate of -0.33 m/s/degrees C for shear waves. These results indicate that temperature-dependent velocities must be used to obtain the desired refraction angle and adjustments to amplitude-based acceptance criteria may be needed to ensure uniform acceptance/rejection capabilities across all potential inspection temperatures.
The structure, phase composition, and dislocation substructure in the head of long differentially quenched special-purpose rails made of E90KhAF steel after a passed gross tonnage of 187 mln t are analyzed. The format...
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The structure, phase composition, and dislocation substructure in the head of long differentially quenched special-purpose rails made of E90KhAF steel after a passed gross tonnage of 187 mln t are analyzed. The formation of flexural extinction contours is observed, which indicates an elastic-stressed state in the material. The sources of lattice curvature-torsion are found to be intra- and interphase boundaries, and the mechanisms of destruction of cementite lamellae are determined.
The studies of structural phase state and defect substructure of head surface of 100-meter differentially quenched rails after extreme long-term service (passed tonnage of 1770 million gross tons) on experimental ring...
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The studies of structural phase state and defect substructure of head surface of 100-meter differentially quenched rails after extreme long-term service (passed tonnage of 1770 million gross tons) on experimental ring of the Russian Railways are carried out by means of the methods of transmission electron diffraction microscopy (TEM). The quantitative comparative analysis of strengthening mechanisms of tread surface and surface of working fillet is performed. It is shown that steel strength is a multifactor value and is determined by combined action of a number of physical mechanisms. The contributions caused by matrix lattice friction, internal stress fields, solid solution strengthening and pearlite constituent of steel structure are estimated. It is detected that for tread surface the main strengthening is provided by long-range stress fields and for fillet the main mechanism is a substructural one. A comparison is made between dependences of combined yield point on a distance to head surface and steel data before operation and after passed tonnage of 691.8 and 1411 million gross tons. The detected decrease in yield point at passed tonnage of 1770 million tons can be related to formation of fragmentary structure in surface layers due to transformation of subgrain low angle boundaries in large angle boundaries in extremely long operation.
In previous studies, the armature-rail sliding contact interface is usually considered to be an ideal slide in which both rails are parallel and symmetric. However, due to the influence of structural deformation of th...
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In previous studies, the armature-rail sliding contact interface is usually considered to be an ideal slide in which both rails are parallel and symmetric. However, due to the influence of structural deformation of the barrel affected by boundary constraints and the manufacturing errors of rails and armature, it often leads to a variety of nonideal the armature-rail matching such as space curved or twisted rails, offset or deflected armature, and so on. This article focuses on the common vertical curved rail in electromagnetic railgun. By introducing centrifugal force effects and coupling electromagnetic force, the armature-rail contact pressure is analyzed theoretically. According to the 3-D finite-element simulation results, the effect of centrifugal force on sliding contact pressure should not be ignored. The effects of different curved radii, velocities, and densities of armature on the contact pressure are compared and analyzed. The influence law on the contact pressure is obtained, which provides a theoretical basis for the design of the railgun.
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