Dynamic Analysis of Indian Railway Integral Coach Factory Bogie
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Dynamic response of railway coach is a key aspect in the design of coach. Indian railway sleeper and 3 tier AC coaches consist of two railway bogies, where the central distance of the center of gravity between the bogies is 14.9 m. Analysis of railway bogie forms a basis for investigating the behaviour of the coach as a whole. The current work carried out is, vehicle dynamic response in terms of Eigen frequency modal analysis and harmonic analysis of a Indian railway 6 Ton Integral Coach Factory (ICF) bogie using finite element (FE) method. The entire bogie model is discretized using solid92 tetrahedral elements. The primary and secondary suspension systems are modelled as COMBIN14 elements in the FE model of the bogie. Modal analysis of the bogie model using Block Lanczos method in ANSYS is carried out to extract first few natural modes of vibration of the bogie. The roll mode frequency attained in Modal analysis is in good agreement with the fundamental frequency calculated analytically. Sinusoidal excitation is fed as input to bottom wheel points to analyse the harmonic response of the bogie in terms of displacement at different salient locations. Harmonic response results reveal that the bogie left and right locations are more vulnerable than the locations near the centre of gravity of the bogie.
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