WOLAXIM

Whole Life Rail Axle Assessment and Improvement

Coordinatore	TWI LIMITED    more  Organization address address: Granta Park, Great Abington city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6AL contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: David Cognome: Hamper Email: send email Telefono: +44 1223 899000 Fax: +44 1223 890952
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Sito del progetto	http://www.wolaxim.eu
Totale costo	1˙495˙431 €
EC contributo	1˙157˙590 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2010-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-11-01   -   2012-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	TWI LIMITED  Organization address address: Granta Park, Great Abington city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6AL contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: David Cognome: Hamper Email: send email Telefono: +44 1223 899000 Fax: +44 1223 890952	UK (CAMBRIDGE)	coordinator	78˙896.40
2	APPLIED INSPECTION LTD  Organization address address: Old Colliery Lane Heath road, Holmewood city: Chesterfield postcode: S42 5rb contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: James Cognome: Bailey Email: send email Telefono: 441284000000 Fax: 441284000000	UK (Chesterfield)	participant	315˙493.70
3	CGM CIGIEMME S.R.L.  Organization address address: VIA ADDA 21 city: OPERA (MILANO) postcode: 20090 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Giorgio Cognome: Savasta Email: send email Telefono: 390258000000 Fax: 390258000000	IT (OPERA (MILANO))	participant	230˙047.50
4	BTD BURO FUR TECHNISCHE DIAGNOSTIK GMBH & CO.KG  Organization address address: WENDSEEUFER 31 city: BRANDENBURG postcode: 14774 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Wolfgang Cognome: Spruch Email: send email Telefono: +49 3381 403308 Fax: +49 3381 403363	DE (BRANDENBURG)	participant	208˙158.70
5	"RCP CONSULT, GESELLSCHAFT FUER PLANUNG, BERATUNG UND ANALYSE TECHNISCHER OBJEKT MBH"  Organization address address: Isamninger Str. 75 city: Munich postcode: 81675 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Stephan Cognome: Gollwitzer Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 28 52 52 Fax: +49 89 28 51 70	DE (Munich)	participant	202˙777.50
6	BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG  Organization address address: Unter den Eichen 87 city: BERLIN postcode: 12205 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Eva-Maria Cognome: Müller Email: send email Telefono: +49 30 8104 2257 Fax: +49 30 8104 2207	DE (BERLIN)	participant	48˙000.00
7	POLITECNICO DI MILANO  Organization address address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 city: MILANO postcode: 20133 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Simonetta Cognome: Danesi Email: send email Telefono: +39 02 2399 8200 Fax: +33 02 2333 8202	IT (MILANO)	participant	36˙000.00
8	AZIENDA TRASPORTI MILANESI  Organization address address: FORO BUONAPARTE 61 city: MILANO postcode: 20121 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Marino Cognome: Galasso Email: send email Telefono: 390248000000	IT (MILANO)	participant	19˙216.60
9	Lucchini UK Limited  Organization address address: ASHBURTON PARK WHEEL FORGE WAY city: Manchester postcode: M17 1EH contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Sean Cognome: Barson Email: send email Telefono: +44 161 8860314 Fax: +44 161 8722895	UK (Manchester)	participant	18˙999.60

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Axles for railway trains are carefully engineered and high value items that are designed to last 20 years or more. There is however a current trend for axles to be withdrawn from service before this because of corrosion on the surface long before their design lives. The decision to withdraw from service is taken without the full knowledge of the way in which the failure will result from corrosion, as this requires a crack to initiate and the mechanism for this is unknown. Cracks in axles can also initiate from ballast strikes and electrical faults. The failure rate is about 2 axles per year in the UK. If these withdrawals take place while a train is in-service there is a consequent significant cost associated while the train is out of service for additional maintenance. Inspection of the axles for cracking takes place at intervals set by knowledge of crack growth rates and inspection sensitivities. The most sensitive inspection methods are surface inspection methods designed for crack detection (such as MPI, eddy current and ACFM) and these do not typically attempt to measure the corrosion. However inspection of axles while the train is in service is still required and this is inconvenient and costly for the train operators. WOLAXIM aims to provide three new and better methods of crack detection and corrosion assessment for railway axle inspection. One method is for the exposed body of the axles (intended primarily for freight wagon or passenger trailing axles) and can be carried out automatically as the vehicles pass an inspection station that could be installed in carriage sidings or marshalling yards. A second method is specifically for the hollow axles of high speed trains and aims to improve the speed of the inspection and improve crack detection reliability. This could be deployed while the train is in depot overnight and without dismantling of the wheelset. The third method is to improve the measurement of corrosion and therefore the sentencing of corro'