EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF THE LATERAL ACCELERATIONS MEASURING METHOD FOR GUIDING FORCES SUM DETERMINATION OF A TWO AXLE WAGON

摘要

This work consists in analyzing the results obtained for the guiding forces sum by two methods: direct measurement and indirect determination by applying the theoretical calculation to the lateral accelerations measured in the axle boxes. A comparison is made between the results obtained by the two methods, highlighting that, after applying a mass correction introduced due to the dynamic behavior of the system, the methods are equivalent. This comparison, made for the first time in Romania, represents an original procedure. The measurements were performed on a two axle freight wagon, in test conditions, on a track with small radii curves.