Mode Competition Phenomena and Impact of the Initial Conditions in Nonlinear Vibrations Leading to Railway Curve Squeal
Résumé
Curve squeal is a highly disturbing tonal noise produced by railway vehicles on tight curves, primarily attributed to lateral sliding at the wheel-rail interface. An essential step to estimate curve squeal noise levels is to determine the nonlinear self-sustained vibrations, for which time integration is a commonly used method. However, although it is known that the initial conditions affect the solutions obtained with time integration, their impact on the limit cycles is often overlooked. This study investigates this aspect for a curve squeal model based on falling friction and a modal reduction of the wheel and provides some insights on the mode competition phenomena and the nature of the final limit cycles obtained. The paper first details the curve squeal model, stability analysis, as well as the initial condition derivation, and then discusses the time integration and limit cycle results in both time and frequency domains. The results reveal two primary families of limit cycles that can be obtained for both types of initial conditions. The cases where stationary vibrations result in a quasi-periodic regime converge to a unique limit cycle which displays three fundamental frequencies corresponding to specific wheel modes, plus harmonic interactions among them.
Mots clés
railway noise curve squeal friction-induced vibrations nonlinear vibrations stability analysis time integration initial conditions limit cycle mode competition
railway noise
curve squeal
friction-induced vibrations
nonlinear vibrations
stability analysis
time integration
initial conditions
limit cycle
mode competition
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