Dynamic performance of freight cars on bogies model 18-1711

Scheduling railway freight cars

It is dif®cult to allocate the freight cars and to determine how to load the several varieties of goods into them. In order to improve ef®ciency, a knowledge-based system (KBS) is developed and integrated into the existing railway information system. This paper introduces the development of the system and the framework in which the KBS are integrated into the existing system environments. Under...

Effects of the longitudinal and lateral axlebox clearance on hunting, curving and wear behavior of the three piece bogies

Three piece bogies are widely in use by the freight railway services throughout the world. In comparison with the other freight bogies they cost less and are easier to maintain. However, they do not exhibit favorable curving behavior. Amongst the methods to improve the bogie performance is the proposal to introduce lateral clearance in the bogies’ axleboxs. In the case of the three piece bogies...

Routing Cars in Rail Freight Service

Improving the Dynamic Performance of Passenger Cars via Rear Suspension Mechanism Modification

This paper presents the results of a recent project of IKCo’s research center to modify Paykan 1600’s rear suspension mechanism with the purpose of improving comfort, stability and handling qualities. The car was originally equipped with a solid rear axle with leaf springs. By replacing the original mechanism with a three-link mechanism with panhard bar and coil springs, the ride comfort and ha...

the effects of planning on accuracy and complexity of iranian efl students’ written narrative task performance

this study compared the different effects of form-focused guided planning vs. meaning-focused guided planning on iranian pre-intermediate students’ task performance. the study lasted for three weeks and concentrated on eight english structures. forty five pre-intermediate iranian students were randomly assigned to three groups of guided planning focus-on-form group (gpfg), guided planning focus...