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Integration of brake block thermal equations within a railway vehicle multibody model: a multiphysics approach

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  • M. Magelli
  • N. Zampieri
  • Q. Wu

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The paper shows the development of a finite-difference (FD) railway brake block thermal model and its integration within the multibody (MB) formalism of the Simpack commercial code. The block nodal temperatures are included among the dynamic states computed by the MB solver, through the definition of a user-defined force element, which determines the braking torque based on the applied brake cylinder pressure. The proposed approach overcomes the main limitations of existing detailed railway vehicle models, which solve the thermal and vehicle dynamics equations in different computational environments. Furthermore, the new strategy can thrust the development of models able to account for the coupling between the wheel and block thermal behaviour and the whole vehicle dynamics. Preliminary simulations of drag and stop braking operations of a reference European freight waggon prove that the proposed model is able to effectively consider the main heat fluxes and nonlinearities involved in tread braking operations.

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  • M. Magelli & N. Zampieri & Q. Wu, 2025. "Integration of brake block thermal equations within a railway vehicle multibody model: a multiphysics approach," International Journal of Rail Transportation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(1), pages 69-84, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjrtxx:v:13:y:2025:i:1:p:69-84
    DOI: 10.1080/23248378.2023.2301618
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