The Case Studies of Varied Switches for the Varied Wheel Profiles of the Railway Vehicle in Terms
of the Derailment Phenomena

Arlı, Veysel; Sahin, Haydar; Zafer Topsaka, Fatih; Can, Kazım

Volume 2, Issue 1 (4-2015) IJRARE 2015, 2(1): 33-39 | Back to browse issues page

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Arlı V, Sahin H, Zafer Topsaka F, Can K. The Case Studies of Varied Switches for the Varied Wheel Profiles of the Railway Vehicle in Terms of the Derailment Phenomena. IJRARE 2015; 2 (1) :33-39
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The Case Studies of Varied Switches for the Varied Wheel Profiles of the Railway Vehicle in Terms of the Derailment Phenomena

Veysel Arlı

, Haydar Sahin

, Fatih Zafer Topsaka

, Kazım Can

Consultant of the General Manager Istanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract: (3163 Views)

The flange climb derailment is one of the cause of derailment for a typical switch. The derail Insert Page Break for Printingment for the switch is a complex phenomenon since the contact area is changing dynamically. The contact angle between the wheel flange and the switch point is investegated in terms of the risk on the derailment. The contribution of this study is proving that UIC716R standard recommendation about the switch flange geometry is valid in terms preventing the derailment.

Keywords: Switch, Derailment, Contact angle

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: General