Low deforming induction heating of locomotive wheel: Coupled electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical simulation

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Gontarowsky, Pawel P.^a | Pantelyat, Michael G.^{b; *}

Affiliations: [a] National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Institute of Problems in Machinery, Pozharsky Str. 2/10, UA-61046 Kharkov, Ukraine | [b] Department for Electrical Machines, Aachen Institute of Technology (RWTH Aachen), D-52056 Aachen, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: pantelyat@iem.rwth-aachen.de

Abstract: The coupled electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical simulation for induction heating of railroad wheel is described. The developed mathematical models, numerical algorithms and software are intended for finite element analysis of interactive electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical processes in treated wheels. The problems are solved in axisymmetrical formulation. The aim of simulation is the definition of rational technological conditions of induction heating without using of full-scale experiment.

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2002-227

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 16, no. 1-2, pp. 91-98, 2002