Simulation study of longitudinal forces in the coupling device of heavy freight trains

On the LHS line (Broad-gauge Metallurgical Line), far out West of the railway line with a gauge of 1520 mm, heavy goods trains for a gross weight 5500 tons and a length of 850 m are operated. The article presents the results of a simulation study of the forces that occur in the automatic coupling device of SA-3 type of Russian production train consisting of 60 coal wagons of Russian construction of gross mass 91 tons each. The train moves on the 1520 mm gauge tracks curve S type (the radius of curvature of curves 300 m). Simulation studies were conducted using the Train Module of program to dynamic study multielements systems of Universal Mechanism UM 6.0. Keywords: heavy freight trains, the longitudinal forces in the coupling device, Nadal criterion, modeling, simulation, the theory of Kalker’s contact.