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UNI EN 14531-6 : 2009

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RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - METHODS FOR CALCULATION OF STOPPING AND SLOWING DISTANCES AND IMMOBILISATION BRAKING - PART 6: STEP BY STEP CALCULATIONS FOR TRAIN SETS OR SINGLE VEHICLES
Superseded date

10-04-2022

Published date

01-01-2009

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
   3.1 Terms and definitions
   3.2 Symbols and indices
4 General algorithms
   4.1 General algorithm to calculate stopping and slowing
        distances
   4.2 General algorithm to calculate immobilization brake
5 Stopping and slowing distances calculation
   5.1 Accuracy of input values
   5.2 General characteristics
   5.3 Brake equipment characteristics
   5.4 Initial and operating characteristics
   5.5 Sharing, proportioning of the brake forces - achieved
        forces
   5.6 Braking force per axle
   5.7 Total force on train level
   5.8 Time step integration loop
   5.9 Other decelerations
   5.10 Time
   5.11 Distance calculations
   5.12 Other calculations
6 Immobilization brake calculation
   6.1 General
   6.2 General characteristics
   6.3 Characteristics of the immobilization brake equipment
   6.4 Train and operating characteristics
   6.5 Immobilization force provided by each equipment type
   6.6 Immobilization force
   6.7 External forces
   6.8 Final results
Annex A (normative) - Workflow of kinetic and static
        calculations
Annex B (informative) - Example of time step integration
        loop
Annex C (informative) - Example of distance and other
        dynamic calculations
  C.1 Input data
       C.1.1 Mass data
       C.1.2 Wheel data
       C.1.3 Train resistance
       C.1.4 Data for brake equipment types
       C.1.5 Characteristics and settings of the brake
              equipment
       C.1.6 Initial and final speed
       C.1.7 Gradient
  C.2 Calculation results
       C.2.1 Braking force of single equipments and train
              resistance
       C.2.2 Total braking force per equipment type and
              train resistance
       C.2.3 Distances
       C.2.4 Stopping time
       C.2.5 Equivalent response time
       C.2.6 Equivalent deceleration
       C.2.7 Decelerations
       C.2.8 Required adhesion
Annex D (informative) - Example of immobilisation calculations
  D.1 Input data
       D.1.1 Mass data
       D.1.2 Wheel data
       D.1.3 Train resistance
       D.1.4 Wind force on the train
       D.1.5 Data for axle related disc brake equipment
       D.1.6 Gradient
       D.1.7 Available adhesion
       D.1.8 Brake equipment in use
  D.2 Calculation results of the immobilisation calculation
       D.2.1 Immobilisation force
       D.2.2 Immobilisation safety factor
       D.2.3 Required adhesion per axle
       D.2.4 Maximum achievable gradient
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EC
         Directive 2008/27/EC
Bibliography

Specifies a general algorithm that may be used in all types of high speed and conventional vehicle applications, including self-propelling thermal or electric trains, thermal or electric traction units; passenger carriages, mobile railway infrastructure construction and maintenance equipment and freight wagons.

DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
EN 14531-6:2009 Identical

EN 13452-1:2003 Railway applications - Braking - Mass transit brake systems - Part 1: Performance requirements
ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units Part 4: Mechanics
EN 14531-1:2015 Railway applications - Methods for calculation of stopping and slowing distances and immobilization braking - Part 1: General algorithms utilizing mean value calculation for train sets or single vehicles
EN 14067-2:2003 Railway applications - Aerodynamics - Part 2: Aerodynamics on open track
EN 13452-2 : 2003 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - BRAKING - MASS TRANSIT BRAKE SYSTEMS - METHODS OF TEST
PREN 15734-1 : DRAFT 2007 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - BRAKING SYSTEMS OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS
UIC 541-4 : 4ED 2010 BRAKES - BRAKES WITH COMPOSITION BRAKE BLOCKS - GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR CERTIFICATION OF COMPOSITE BRAKE BLOCKS
UIC 541-3 : 8ED 2017 BRAKES - DISC BRAKES AND THEIR APPLICATION - GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BRAKE PADS
ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units Part 3: Space and time
UIC 540 : 6ED 2014 BRAKES - AIR BRAKES FOR FREIGHT TRAINS AND PASSENGER TRAINS
UIC 544-1 : 6ED 2014 BRAKES - BRAKING PERFORMANCE

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