AXLEINSPECT

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL INSPECTION TECHNIQUES FOR TRAIN AXLES

Coordinatore	TWI LIMITED    more  Organization address address: Granta Park, Great Abington city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6AL contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Lucy Cognome: Parker Email: send email Telefono: 4401220000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	1˙354˙840 €
EC contributo	1˙027˙400 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2011
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-11-01   -   2013-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	TWI LIMITED  Organization address address: Granta Park, Great Abington city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6AL contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Lucy Cognome: Parker Email: send email Telefono: 4401220000000	UK (CAMBRIDGE)	coordinator	93˙885.00
2	PHOENIX INSPECTION SYSTEMS LIMITED  Organization address address: Dalton House - Hardwick Grange 40 city: WARRINGTON postcode: WA1 4RF contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Neil Cognome: Hankinson Email: send email Telefono: +441925 826000 Fax: 441926000000	UK (WARRINGTON)	participant	288˙790.00
3	VERMON SA  Organization address address: RUE DU GENERAL RENAULT 180 city: TOURS CEDEX 1 postcode: 37038 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jean-Yves Cognome: Cordvan Email: send email Telefono: +33 247374278 Fax: +33 247381545	FR (TOURS CEDEX 1)	participant	269˙510.00
4	DANOBAT RAILWAY SYSTEMS S COOP  Organization address address: CL HIRU ERREKA 6 MEKOLALDE B 6 city: BERGARA postcode: 20570 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Epelde Cognome: Idoia Email: send email Telefono: 34943082590 Fax: 34943082589	ES (BERGARA)	participant	262˙615.00
5	IDEKO S COOP  Organization address address: Arriaga Kalea 2 city: ELGOIBAR postcode: 20870 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Joseba Cognome: Perez Bilbatua Email: send email Telefono: 34943748000 Fax: 34943743804	ES (ELGOIBAR)	participant	60˙000.00
6	BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED  Organization address address: NELSON STREET MIDLAND HOUSE A208 city: DERBY postcode: DE1 2SA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mark Cognome: Slade Email: send email Telefono: +441332 262424	UK (DERBY)	participant	27˙600.00
7	ZACHODNIOPOMORSKI UNIWERSYTET TECHNOLOGICZNY W SZCZECINIE  Organization address address: AL. PIASTOW 17 city: SZCZECIN postcode: 70310 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Justyna Cognome: Jonczyk Email: send email Telefono: 48914494113 Fax: 48914494556	PL (SZCZECIN)	participant	25˙000.00
8	DANO-RAIL S COOP  Organization address address: POL IND ARRIAGA APRAIZ KALEA 1 city: EIGOIBAR postcode: 20870 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Epelde Cognome: Idoia Email: send email Telefono: 34943082590 Fax: 34943082589	ES (EIGOIBAR)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The structural integrity of wheel sets used in rolling stock is of great importance to the rail industry and its customers. A number of rail accidents have been directly related to the failure of train axles, leading to increased demands for their inspection and maintenance. Visual inspection and Magnetic Particle Inspection are the current standard practices used for manual non-destructive testing of axles. However, these processes require removal of the wheelset from the wagon/locomotive bogie and full disassembly in order to facilitate access. Inspection is also carried out by some wagon providers using ultrasonic testing (UT) but its application is also limited to disassembled wheelsets.

An axle on a wheelset can be connected to a number of ancillary components including breaks and bearings. The disassembly (and reassembly) of axles from the wheelsets/wagon bogey is therefore very time consuming and expensive. There is evidence that even partial disassembly and reassembly could introduce future axle reliability problems. To minimise disruption to their train services but ensure continued safety, train operators require frequent and regular inspection methods that allow quick inspection at the depot with the minimum of wheelset and bogie disassembly.

The AxleInspect project aims to develop new inspection techniques based on phased array ultrasonic and electromagnetic techniques suitable for the inspection of both solid and hollow axles. For solid axles, inspection techniques are to be developed that inspect from the end face of the axles using new and novel phased array ultrasonic inspection technology. For hollow axles, probes based on UT and electromagnetic inspection techniques are to be developed, enabling detection of surface breaking cracks that cannot be found by ultrasonic inspection. These new techniques will allow inspection of axles whilst they are still attached to their supporting bogey, allowing minimal wheelset disassembly from the train.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

New high-tech inspection methods for train axles, which can be employed without removing the axles from wagons, promise to facilitate rail maintenance and enhance safety.