Kinematic characteristics of the car movement from the top to the calculation point of the marshalling hump

Abstract

Introduce analytical acceleration formulas that are derived from the classic d'Alembert principle of theoretical mechanics for high-speed sections and sections of retarder positions; show the possibility of determining the instantaneous car speeds in each section of the marshalling hump according to the formulas of elementary physics both for high-speed sections and for sections of retarder positions; provide formulas for determining the time of movement of a car with uniformly accelerated and/or uniformly retarded motion of the car on the inclined part of the hump, as well as in areas of retarder positions. Research methods: The classic d'Alembert principle of theoretical mechanics is widely used in the paper. Main results: For the first time, the results of constructing a graphical dependence of the estimated height of the marshalling hump over the entire length of its profile are presented in the form of a decrease in the profile height of each section of the inclined part in proportion to the slope of the track. The results of constructing graphical dependences on changes in the speed and time of movement of a car along the entire length of the inclined part of the marshalling hump are fundamentally different from the existing methodology, where, for example, curves of medium (rather than instantaneous) speeds of a car are built. The proposed new methodology for calculating the kinematic characteristics of the car movement along the entire length of the hump allows an analysis of the mode of shunting car at the marshalling humps.