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Table over substructure files modeling the wheel-rail coupling

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Substructure
file		 Execution
time		 Usage Short description
trc_irr_s.ins 112 Testing of active secondary suspension.
Vehicles with bogies.		 The axles have constraints in all directions, the position of the axle is controlled so it will follow the center line of the track.
Generated result variables have names in Swedish.
Input data variables must have names in Swedish.
trc_irr.ins
crip.ins		 597 Comfort and stability calculations on tangent track.
Vehicles with bogies.		 The calculation of creepage in the contact point is written in GENSYS syntax.
The contact point is vertically stiff. The axles have constraints in vertical and roll directions, the vertical and roll position of the axle is entirely controlled by the track.
Generated result variables have names in Swedish.
Input data variables must have names in Swedish.
trc_irr1.ins
crip1.ins		 597 Comfort and stability calculations on tangent track. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is written in GENSYS syntax.
The contact point is vertically stiff. The axles have constraints in vertical and roll directions, the vertical and roll position of the axle is entirely controlled by the track.
Generated result variables have names in Swedish.
Input data variables must have names in Swedish.
The user can number the axles freely.
trc_irr_e.ins
crip_e.ins		 325 Comfort and stability calculations on tangent track.
Vehicles with bogies.		 The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The contact point is vertically stiff. The axles have constraints in vertical and roll directions, the vertical and roll position of the axle is entirely controlled by the track.
Generated result variables have names in Swedish.
Input data variables must have names in Swedish.
trc_irr_e1.ins
crip_e1.ins		 325 Comfort and stability calculations on tangent track. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The contact point is vertically stiff. The axles have constraints in vertical and roll directions, the vertical and roll position of the axle is entirely controlled by the track.
Generated result variables have names in Swedish.
Input data variables must have names in Swedish.
The user can number the axles freely.
t_irr_n.ins 488 All kind of analysis.
Vehicles with bogies.		 The calculation of creepage in the contact point is written in GENSYS syntax.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
Generated result variables have names in Swedish.
Input data variables must have names in Swedish.
t_irr_n1.ins 488 All kind of analysis. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is written in GENSYS syntax.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
Generated result variables have names in Swedish.
Input data variables must have names in Swedish.
The user can number the axles freely.
t_irr_ne1.ins 159 All kind of analysis. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
Generated result variables have names in English.
Input data variables can have names both in Swedish and English.
Input data variables can be given individually for each contact point or for each vehicle or for the whole train-set.
Substructure file t_irr_ne1.ins can handle both wheel-rail surfaces with one-or multiple contact areas. Number of contact areas depends on the wheel-rail geometry file given in the input data file.
The user can number the axles freely.
wr_coupl_nl1.ins 314 Theoretical studies. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
Generated result variables have names in English.
Input data variables can have names both in Swedish and English.
Input data variables can be given individually for each contact point or for each vehicle or for the whole train-set.
Wr_coupl_nl1.ins can handle both wheel-rail surfaces with one-or multiple contact areas. Number of contact areas depends on the wheel-rail geometry file given in the input data file.
The user can number the axles freely.
Wr_coupl_nl1.ins has a linear creep-creep force relationship using the linear creepage coefficients Cij calculated by Prof. Kalker.
wr_coupl_ne1.ins 178 All kind of analysis. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
Generated result variables have names in English.
Input data variables can have names both in Swedish and English.
Input data variables can be given individually for each contact point or for each vehicle or for the whole train-set.
Substructure file wr_coupl_ne1.ins can handle both wheel-rail surfaces with one-or multiple contact areas. Number of contact areas depends on the wheel-rail geometry file given in the input data file.
The user can number the axles freely.
The lookup table used in wr_coupl_ne1 is more accurate compared to t_irr_ne1.ins, the calculated creep-forces are within 5 % up to a/b=8 relative to FASTSIM.
wr_coupl_npol1.ins 177 All kind of analysis. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
Generated result variables have names in English.
Input data variables can have names both in Swedish and English.
Input data variables can be given individually for each contact point or for each vehicle or for the whole train-set.
Substructure file t_irr_npol1.ins can handle both wheel-rail surfaces with one-or multiple contact areas. Number of contact areas depends on the wheel-rail geometry file given in the input data file.
The user can number the axles freely.
Creep forces are calculated according to O.Polach, ADtranz, Winterthur, Switzerland.
wr_coupl_nr1.ins 729 All kind of analysis. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
Generated result variables have names in English.
Input data variables can have names both in Swedish and English.
Input data variables can be given individually for each contact point or for each vehicle or for the whole train-set.
Substructure file wr_coupl_nr1.ins can handle both wheel-rail surfaces with one-or multiple contact areas. Number of contact areas depends on the wheel-rail geometry file given in the input data file.
The user can number the axles freely.
Creep forces are calculated in subroutine FASIM written by J.J.Kalker, TU Delft, Holland.
wr_coupl_nra1.ins   All kind of analysis. Same as substructure file wr_coupl_nr1.ins. Wr_coupl_nra1.ins also includes a wear model according to Archard.
wr_coupl_pe1.ins   All kind of analysis, but especially when calculating dynamic vertical track forces. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
The rails are modeled as massless bodies with lateral and vertical degrees of freedom. The rails are connected to the track via springs (kzrt and kyrt) and dampers (czrt and cyrt).
Generated result variables have names in English.
Input data variables can have names both in Swedish and English.
Input data variables can be given individually for each contact point or for each vehicle or for the whole train-set.
Substructure file wr_coupl_pe1.ins can handle both wheel-rail surfaces with one-or multiple contact areas. Number of contact areas depends on the wheel-rail geometry file given in the input data file.
The user can number the axles freely.
wr_coupl_pr1.ins   All kind of analysis, but especially when calculating dynamic vertical track forces. The calculation of creepage in the contact point is hard coded in FORTRAN.
The axles have no constraints.
The axles are connected to the rails via springs and dampers perpendicular to the contact surface.
The rails are modeled as massless bodies with lateral and vertical degrees of freedom. The rails are connected to the track via springs (kzrt and kyrt) and dampers (czrt and cyrt).
Generated result variables have names in English.
Input data variables can have names both in Swedish and English.
Input data variables can be given individually for each contact point or for each vehicle or for the whole train-set.
Substructure file wr_coupl_pr1.ins can handle both wheel-rail surfaces with one-or multiple contact areas. Number of contact areas depends on the wheel-rail geometry file given in the input data file.
The user can number the axles freely.
Creep forces are calculated in subroutine FASIM written by J.J.Kalker, TU Delft, Holland.
wr_coupl_pra1.ins   All kind of analysis. Same as substructure file wr_coupl_pr1.ins. Wr_coupl_pra1.ins also includes a wear model according to Archard.