Study into Improvement of the Hatch Covers of General-Purpose Open Wagons to Provide Strength under Operational Loading Diagrams

https://doi.org/10.26552/com.C.2019.2.44-49

  • Oleksij Fomin
  • Juraj Gerlici
  • Mykola Gorbunov
  • Alyona Lovska
  • Kateryna Kravchenko
  • Oleksii Burlutski
  • Tomas Lack
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26552/com.C.2019.2.44-49
Keywords: hatch cover, locking support, framing, strength calculation

Abstract

The article presents the results of research into the strength of the hatch covers of general-purpose open wagons. It was detected that strength of the standard hatch covers is not provided in operational loading diagrams. Therefore, new designs of the hatch covers for open wagons were proposed. The results of the strength calculation, implemented with the finite element method, make it possible to conclude that at basic and additional operational loading diagrams the strength values for proposed designs of hatch covers do not exceed the admissible values. The research conducted can contribute to a higher strength of the carrying structures of the bodies of general-purpose open wagons in operation, thus, guaranteeing a higher operational efficiency of the rail transport.

Author Biographies

Oleksij Fomin

Department of Cars and Carriage Facilities, State University of Infrastructure and Technology, Ukraine

Juraj Gerlici

Department of Transport and Handling Machines, University of Zilina, Slovakia

Mykola Gorbunov

Department of Rail Transport, Institute of Transport and Logistics, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Ukraine

Alyona Lovska

Department of Cars, Ukrainian State University оf Railway Transport, Ukraine

Kateryna Kravchenko

Department of Transport and Handling Machines, University of Zilina, Slovakia

Oleksii Burlutski

Department of Mechanics and Machine Design, Ukrainian State University оf Railway Transport, Ukraine

Tomas Lack

Department of Transport and Handling Machines, University of Zilina, Slovakia

Published
2019-05-24
How to Cite
Fomin, O., Gerlici, J., Gorbunov, M., Lovska, A., Kravchenko, K., Burlutski, O., & Lack, T. (2019). Study into Improvement of the Hatch Covers of General-Purpose Open Wagons to Provide Strength under Operational Loading Diagrams. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 21(2), 44-49. https://doi.org/10.26552/com.C.2019.2.44-49
Issue
Vol 21 No 2 (2019)
Section
Mechanical Engineering in Transport