Research Article

Analysis of the Gyroscopic Stability of the Wheelset

Table 1

Parameters of wheelset.

ParametersValue Commet

1500 kgWheelset mass
825.7 kg·m2Yaw inertia
6.728 MNLongitudinal creep coefficient
6.728 MNLateral creep coefficient
1500 N·mSpin creep coefficient
70 kg·m2Pitch rotor inertia
0.28Equivalent conicity
0.533 mWheel radius
0.7175 mHalf of rolling cycle gauge
1 mHalf of primary suspension gauge
5 MN/mPrimary longitudinal stiffness
5 MN/mPrimary lateral stiffness
m*gAxle load
Operation speed