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Introducing an Open-Source Simulation Model for Track Rollers Considering Friction

Wenzel, Jan ; Bienefeld, Christoph ; Kretschmer, Alexander ; Kirchner, Eckhard (2022)
Introducing an Open-Source Simulation Model for Track Rollers Considering Friction.
In: Applied Mechanics, 2022, 3 (2)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00022186
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Abstract

Locating bearing track rollers are used, for example, in monorail transport systems to enable relative movement between the rail and the shuttle. Due to the two-point contact, both radial and axial forces can be transmitted simultaneously. Since friction is involved, the state of the art does not provide any calculation rules for the dimensioning and design. The development of a calculation model with sophisticated commercial software brings its difficulties since no plausibility check is possible using existing models. For this reason, a model based on analytical descriptions including the Hertzian and the elastic half space theories is presented in this paper. It bridges the gap between very simple approaches and widely developed commercial software. With this model, the contact forces, friction forces, surface tensions, relative velocities and subsurface stresses can be calculated for both free and driven rolling. The main advantages are that the model is easy to apply, and thus comparisons between different track roller designs can be made quickly.

Item Type: Article
Erschienen: 2022
Creators: Wenzel, Jan ; Bienefeld, Christoph ; Kretschmer, Alexander ; Kirchner, Eckhard
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: Introducing an Open-Source Simulation Model for Track Rollers Considering Friction
Language: English
Date: 2022
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2022
Publisher: MDPI
Journal or Publication Title: Applied Mechanics
Volume of the journal: 3
Issue Number: 2
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00022186
URL / URN: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/22186
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Origin: Secondary publication DeepGreen
Abstract:

Locating bearing track rollers are used, for example, in monorail transport systems to enable relative movement between the rail and the shuttle. Due to the two-point contact, both radial and axial forces can be transmitted simultaneously. Since friction is involved, the state of the art does not provide any calculation rules for the dimensioning and design. The development of a calculation model with sophisticated commercial software brings its difficulties since no plausibility check is possible using existing models. For this reason, a model based on analytical descriptions including the Hertzian and the elastic half space theories is presented in this paper. It bridges the gap between very simple approaches and widely developed commercial software. With this model, the contact forces, friction forces, surface tensions, relative velocities and subsurface stresses can be calculated for both free and driven rolling. The main advantages are that the model is easy to apply, and thus comparisons between different track roller designs can be made quickly.

Uncontrolled Keywords: contact simulation, track rollers, open-source, hertzian contact, elastic half space, contact mechanics
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-221866
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This article belongs to the Special Issue Vibrations and Friction: Theoretical, Experimental and Numerical Studies

Classification DDC: 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering and machine engineering
Divisions: 16 Department of Mechanical Engineering
16 Department of Mechanical Engineering > Institute for Product Development and Machine Elements (pmd)
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2022 13:16
Last Modified: 06 Sep 2022 05:51
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