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Towards a Better Understanding of the Rail Grinding Mechanism

Shaodan Zhi, Allan M. Zarembski, Jianyong Li
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A003, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4705
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4705
View Paper titled, Towards a Better Understanding of the Rail Grinding Mechanism
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Topics: Grinding, Rails, Motors, Trains, Grinding wheels, Maintenance, Railroads, Wheels, Cutting, Machining
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Insulated Railroad Joint Design Evaluation by Coordinated Test and Finite Element Analysis

Amir H. Iranmanesh, Robert L. West, Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A010, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4715
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4715
View Paper titled, Insulated Railroad Joint Design Evaluation by Coordinated Test and Finite Element Analysis
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Topics: Design, Finite element analysis, Railroads, Fracture (Materials), Rails, Stress, Failure, Fatigue, Finite element model, Modeling
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Train Energy and Dynamics Simulator (TEDS): A State-of-the-Art Longitudinal Train Dynamics Simulator

David R. Andersen, Graydon F. Booth, Anand R. Vithani, Som P. Singh, Anand Prabhakaran, Monique F. Stewart, S. K. (John) Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 57-63, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9418
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9418
View Paper titled, Train Energy and Dynamics Simulator (TEDS): A State-of-the-Art Longitudinal Train Dynamics Simulator
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Topics: Dynamics (Mechanics), Trains, Brakes, Simulation, Gears, Safety, Braking, Computer software, Dynamic braking, Fluids
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Lading Effects on Tank Car Impact Response

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Virginia Phan
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 65-74, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9420
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9420
View Paper titled, Lading Effects on Tank Car Impact Response
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Topics: Railway tank cars, Fluids, Pressure, Approximation, Modeling, Water, Compressed air, Density, Design, Dynamic response
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Service Life Evaluation of Fleet of Municipal Trains

Przemyslaw Rakoczy, Cory J. Hogan
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 91-99, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9423
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9423
View Paper titled, Service Life Evaluation of Fleet of Municipal Trains
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Topics: Service life (Equipment), Trains, Finite element model, Life extension, Stress, Reliability, Risk, Risk assessment, Testing, Accelerometers
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Shattered Rim Failure Modeling in Railroad Wheels

Venkata S. Sura, Sankaran Mahadevan
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 129-138, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42028
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42028
View Paper titled, Shattered Rim Failure Modeling in Railroad Wheels
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Topics: Cracking (Materials), Failure, Finite element model, Fracture (Materials), Fracture (Process), Modeling, Rail wheels, Residual stresses, Stress, Wear
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An Approach to Wind Blow-Over Risk Reduction at Norfolk Southern Rwy

G. Walter Rosenberger, Brian J. Dumont, Corey T. Pasta
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 139-146, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42029
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42029
View Paper titled, An Approach to Wind Blow-Over Risk Reduction at Norfolk Southern Rwy
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Topics: Risk reduction, Wind, Modeling, Coal, Control equipment, Dynamics (Mechanics), Fluid dynamics, Railroads, Rails, Traffic
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Detailed Impact Analyses for Development of the Next Generation Rail Tank Car: Part 2—Development of Advanced Tank Car Protection Concepts

Steven W. Kirkpatrick
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 53-60, October 20–21, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2009-18017
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18017
View Paper titled, Detailed Impact Analyses for Development of the Next Generation Rail Tank Car: Part 2—Development of Advanced Tank Car Protection Concepts
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Topics: Rails, Railway tank cars, Accidents, Collisions (Physics), Design, Finite element analysis, Finite element model, Impact testing, Modeling
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Detailed Impact Analyses for Development of the Next Generation Rail Tank Car: Part 1—Model Development and Assessment of Existing Tank Car Designs

Steven W. Kirkpatrick
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 43-51, October 20–21, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2009-18016
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18016
View Paper titled, Detailed Impact Analyses for Development of the Next Generation Rail Tank Car: Part 1—Model Development and Assessment of Existing Tank Car Designs
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Topics: Model development, Rails, Railway tank cars, Finite element model, Impact testing, Accidents, Collisions (Physics), Design, Modeling
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Collision Safety Improvements for Light Rail Vehicles Operating in Shared Right of Way Street Environments

Robert T. Bocchieri, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Claudia Navarro-Northrup, Robert A. MacNeill, Brian D. Peterson, Glenn Gough
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 61-70, October 20–21, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2009-18018
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18018
View Paper titled, Collision Safety Improvements for Light Rail Vehicles Operating in Shared Right of Way Street Environments
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Topics: Collisions (Physics), Light rail vehicles, Roads, Safety, Automobiles, Vehicles, Computer simulation, Crashworthiness, Design, Geometry
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Analyses of Full-Scale Tank Car Shell Impact Tests

Y. H. Tang, H. Yu, J. E. Gordon, M. Priante, D. Y. Jeong, D. C. Tyrell, A. B. Perlman
Proc. ASME. RTDF2007, ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 29-37, September 11–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2007-46010
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46010
View Paper titled, Analyses of Full-Scale Tank Car Shell Impact Tests
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Topics: Impact testing, Railway tank cars, Shells, Finite element analysis, Collisions (Physics), Dynamics (Mechanics), Automobiles, Collapse, Computer software, Modeling
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Improved Tank Car Safety Research

David Tyrell, David Jeong, Karina Jacobsen, Eloy Martinez
Proc. ASME. RTDF2007, ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 43-52, September 11–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2007-46013
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46013
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Topics: Railway tank cars, Safety, Accidents, Design, Hazardous substances, Collisions (Physics), Railroads, Impact testing, Modeling, Pacific Ocean
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A Novel Method for Estimating the Neutral Temperature of Continuously Welded Rail

William Shust, David Read, F. Brent Jury
Proc. ASME. RTDF2007, ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 105-115, September 11–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2007-46023
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46023
View Paper titled, A Novel Method for Estimating the Neutral Temperature of Continuously Welded Rail
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Topics: Rails, Temperature, Compression, Engineering mechanics, Fasteners, Friction, Modeling, Railroads, String, Tension
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A Methodology for the Modeling of Rail Vehicles From Time Series Measurements Using Time-Delay Neural Networks

John Zolock, Robert Greif
Proc. ASME. RTDF2007, ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 95-104, September 11–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2007-46022
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46022
View Paper titled, A Methodology for the Modeling of Rail Vehicles From Time Series Measurements Using Time-Delay Neural Networks
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Topics: Artificial neural networks, Delays, Modeling, Phase space, Rail vehicles, Time series, Wheels
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Analysis of Impact Energy to Fracture Unnotched Charpy Specimens Made From Railroad Tank Car Steel

H. Yu, D. Y. Jeong, J. E. Gordon, Y. H. Tang
Proc. ASME. RTDF2007, ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 123-130, September 11–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2007-46038
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46038
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Topics: Fracture (Materials), Fracture (Process), Railway tank cars, Steel, Finite element analysis, Failure, Modeling, Stress, Damage, Deformation
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Virtual Valve Design for Three Dimensional Numerical Simulations of a Large-Bore Natural Gas Engine

Gi-Heon Kim, Allan T. Kirkpatrick, Charles E. Mitchell
Proc. ASME. ICERT2003, Design and Control of Diesel and Natural Gas Engines for Industrial and Rail Transportation Applications, 229-235, September 7–10, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEF2003-0743
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2003-0743
View Paper titled, Virtual Valve Design for Three Dimensional Numerical Simulations of a Large-Bore Natural Gas Engine
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Topics: Computer simulation, Design, Gas engines, Valves, Engines, Simulation, Pistons, Flow (Dynamics), Fuels, High pressure (Physics)
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High Pressure Diesel Engine Modeling

Riccardo Baudille, Gino Bella, Rossella Rotondi
Proc. ASME. ICERT2003, Design and Control of Diesel and Natural Gas Engines for Industrial and Rail Transportation Applications, 167-177, September 7–10, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEF2003-0721
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2003-0721
View Paper titled, High Pressure Diesel Engine Modeling
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Topics: Diesel engines, High pressure (Physics), Modeling, Flow (Dynamics), Cavitation, Ejectors, Fuels, Nozzles, Sprays, Diesel
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Study of Fuel Temperature Effects on Fuel Injection, Combustion and Emissions of Direct-Injection Diesel Engines

Gong Chen
Proc. ASME. ICERT2003, Design and Control of Diesel and Natural Gas Engines for Industrial and Rail Transportation Applications, 251-259, September 7–10, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEF2003-0752
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2003-0752
View Paper titled, Study of Fuel Temperature Effects on Fuel Injection, Combustion and Emissions of Direct-Injection Diesel Engines
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Topics: Combustion, Diesel engines, Emissions, Fuels, Temperature effects, Temperature, Cylinders, Ejectors, Engines, Nozzles
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Experimentally Determined Port Discharge Coefficients From Large-Bore Reciprocating Engines

K. S. Chapman, A. Keshavarz, Yuanhong Li
Proc. ASME. ICERT2003, Design and Control of Diesel and Natural Gas Engines for Industrial and Rail Transportation Applications, 17-22, September 7–10, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEF2003-0702
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2003-0702
View Paper titled, Experimentally Determined Port Discharge Coefficients From Large-Bore Reciprocating Engines
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Topics: Discharge coefficient, Piston engines, Engines, Gates (Closures), Air flow, Large-bore engines, Cylinders, Flow (Dynamics), Two-stroke engines, Air pollution control
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A Modelling Approach to the Design Optimization of Catalytic Converters of I.C. Engines

Ming Chen, Karen Schirmer
Proc. ASME. ICERT2003, Design and Control of Diesel and Natural Gas Engines for Industrial and Rail Transportation Applications, 201-207, September 7–10, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEF2003-0729
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2003-0729
View Paper titled, A Modelling Approach to the Design Optimization of Catalytic Converters of I.C. Engines
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Topics: Catalytic converters, Design, Engines, Modeling, Optimization, Catalysts, Flow (Dynamics), Computational fluid dynamics, Boundary layers, Databases