Sentence examples for roller rig from inspiring English sources

Open image in new window Fig. 4 Reference frames defined in the roller rig system.

In addition, roller rig tests were performed to verify the numerical simulation model of the carbody.

The mechanical layout for a roller rig of this type is shown in Fig. 1.

Contact fatigue resistance has been tested in a roller to roller rig.

It should be noted that the roller rig test will never completely replace the field test due to inherent differences caused by the replacement of the rail by rollers in a roller rig system.

Open image in new window Fig. 1 Layout of a full-scale roller rig for a single wheelset test.

This accelerated effect caused by the roller should be taken in proper account by wheel-rail surface damage/deterioration studies performed using roller rigs.

Allen [5] and Yan [6] documented in detail on the errors caused by scaled roller rigs for the study of the dynamic behaviour of railway bogies.

The purpose of this effort has been to gain insight into the dynamics of rail vehicles in order to guide development of the roller rigs and to establish an analytic framework for the design and interpretation of tests to be conducted on roller rigs.

Roller rigs are a good alternative in this case, thanks to their high controllability and flexibility, and have been used as experimental tools in railway application over a long time.

In order to ensure efficient utilization of the roller rigs and correct interpretation of the test results with respect to the field wheel-rail scenarios, the differences and the corresponding causes must be understood a priori.