Prof (Dr) B

Dayal

Prof (Dr) B
Dayal

TANK TEST TRACTION

CALCULATIONS
IMPLIES DETERMINATION AND ESTIMATION OF TRACTION
AND DYNAMIC QUALITIES OF THE TANK.
FOLLOWING CAN BE FOUND OUT:
MAX SPEED UNDER THE GIVEN ROAD CONDITIONS
RESISTANCE TO THE MOTION.
MAXIMUM GRADIENT ANGLES CLIMBING CAPABILITY AT
GIVEN GEAR AND SPEED.
DOWN SLOPE CAPABILITY AT VARIOUS GEARS WITH
ENGINE BRAKING.
THE TIME AND DISTANCE TO ACHIEVE REQUIRED SPEED.
BRAKES EFFICIENCY
SELECTION OF GEAR RATIOS.

TANK TEST TRACTION

CALCULATIONS
THESE CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN IN
FOLLOWING CASES:
DETERMINATION OF TRACTION QUALITIES OF AN
ACTUAL TANK.
THE TRACTION QUALITIES OF AN ACTUAL TANK ARE
DETERMINED AND ESTIMATED AND COMPARED WITH OTHER
TANKS.
THE CALCULATIONS CAN BE UNDERTAKEN BY TEST STAND AND
RUNNING TESTS

DETERMINATION OF TRACTION QUALITIES FOR TANK

UNDER DESIGN.
THE DESIGNER CAN ESTABLISH:

OPTIMISATION OF POWER FOR TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL

REQUIREMENTS.
THEORETICAL ANALYSIS CAN BE UNDERTAKEN.

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CALCULATIONS
MAXIMUM CROSS COUNTRY SPEED DEPENDS UPON THE
FOLLOWING:
SPECIFIC POWER OF THE TANK.
OPTIMISATION OF TRACK ASSEMBLY AND SUSPENSION.
EFFECTIVE ROAD OBSERVATION.
EFFECTIVE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM TO AVOID OVER
HEATING UNDER HEAVY LOADS AND CONTINUOUS
EXPLOITATION.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THEORETICAL AND
EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS.

TANK TRACTION
CHARACTERISTICS
THE ENGINE TRACTION FORCE:
Pe = 270 Pfe t/v
fe = Pe/G = 270 Pfe t/Gv
THE VELUES REQUIRED FOR PLOTTING THE TRACTION
CHARACTERISTICS ARE CALCULTED AS UNDER:
ENTIRE RANGE OF ENGINE SPEED CHANGE FROM MINIMUM
TO MAXIMUM VALUE IS DEVIDED IN TO INFINITE INTERVALS,
i.e., IN 200 TO 300 RPM TO OBTAIN CALCULATING POINTS n 1,
n2, n3, ---- nN over engine speed.
Corresponding values of engine power Pfe1, Pfe2, Pfe3, ----PfeN TO
THE SELECTED ENGINE SPEED RANGES AS ABOVE, USING
GRAPHICAL RELATION ON CHANGE OF ENGINE FREE POWER
TO THE ABOVE SPEED POINTS WITH ENGINE OPERATING AT
FULL FUEL SPEED.

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CHARACTERISTICS
THE TANK SPEED AT EACH GEAR DEPENDING ON ENGINE SPEED IS

DETERMINED AS GIVEN BELOW:

v = n. tds. L. 60/itr.1000 = 0.06. n. tds. l/itr
WHERE, n ENGINE SPEED PER MINUTE
tds No of track links on the circumference of driving sprocket.
l TRACK CHAIN PITCH IN M
itr - GEAR RATIO OG TRANSMISSION AT GIVEN SPEED GEAR
THE TANK SPEED CAN ALSO BE DETERMINED IF THE RADII OF
SPROCKET IS KNOWN
v = 2.. Rds. N.60/1000. itr = 0.377. rds.n/itr

fds = 270 Pfe. tr/Gv

THE TRACK ASSEMBLY EFFICIENCY:
ta = 0.95 [1/fds](0.025 + 0.000003v2)
THUS, t = tr. ta
THE SPECIFIC TRACTION FORCE fe AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAN BE
CALCULATED:
fe = fds. ta

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CHARACTERISTICS
THE PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE SOLVED WITH TRACTION
CHARACTERISTICS
CASE 1: TO DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM SPEED AT WHICH
TANK CAN MOVE UNIFORMLY WITH GIVEN RESISTANCE
TO
MOTION,
UNDER
A
ROLLING
RESISTANCE
COEFFICIENT f ON SLOPE OF ANGLE
Rr = (f cos + sin )G
The required traction force Pr equal to the engine traction
force will be
Pe = feG
UNDER UNIFORM MOTION
Pe = Rr
feG = (f cos + sin)G
fe = f cos + sin = fr

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CHARACTERISTICS
THE PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE SOLVED WITH
TRACTION CHARACTERISTICS (CONTD)
CASE 2: TO DETERMINE THE RESISTANCE,
WHICH CAN BE OVER COME BY TANK AT
THE GIVEN SPEED GEAR AND SPEED
DURING
UNIFORM
MOTION
UNDER
FOLLOWING:
MOTION ON HORIZOTAL SECTION
CLIMBING AN UP SLOPE

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CHARACTERISTICS
MOTION ON HORIZONTAL SECTION.
SPECIFIC TRACTION FORCE fe IS DETERMINED FROM THE
TRACTION CHARACTERISTICS WITH A PRESET SPEED
VALUE AND GEAR.
THE FORCE RESISTING THE MOTION IS:
R = fG
CLIMBING UP A SLOPE.
fe = f cos + sin = fr
THIS
EQUATION
IS
SOLVED
BY
SUCCESSIVE
APPROXIMATION STARTING WITH cos = 1
fe = f + sin 1
AND 1 = sin-1(fe f)
MOTION WITH A TRAILER.
THE VALUE OF fe IS TAKEN FROM TRACTION CHARACTERISTICS AND THE
RESISTANCE FORCE IS COMPUTED FROM THE FOLLOWING EQUATION:
Rdr = Pe Rr = (fe fr)G

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CHARACTERISTICS
THE BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS OF TANK DETERMINE THE
TANK BRAKING UNDER INTERNAL RESISTANCE OF ITS
UNITS AND MECHANISMS WITH ONLY ENGINE OPERATING
AND WITHOUT APPLICATION OF BRAKES.
IT DEPENDS ON SPECIFIC BRAKING FORCE fb
fb = Tb/G
WHERE,
Tb TANK BRAKING FORCE AT TRACKS DUE TO
THE RESISTANCE IN INTERNAL UNITS AND MECHANISMS
OF TANK WITH ENGINE UNDER BRAKING.
G TANK WEIGHT
Tb = 2700 Pt / v
Where,
Pt TOTAL POWER OF INTERNAL RESISTANCE IN
THE UNITS AND MECHANISMS OF THE TANK AT A SPEED v

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CHARACTERISTICS
AND
Pt = Pec + Pf + Ptr + Prg
THE POWER SPENT IN ENGINE (Pec).
Pec = Mec. N = PEML . V1. n/60
FOR EACH VALUE OF PEML AND ENGINE SPEED n, THE CORRESPONDING
AVERAGE PISTON SPEED vap IS
vap = Sp.n/30
THE MEDIUM PRESSURE OF INTERNAL LOSSES ON THE PISTON SPEED
IN CASE OF T-55 ENGINE, IN THE RANGE OF ENGINE SPEED CHANGE
FROM 500 TO 2000 RPM IS:
PEML = 0.65 + 0.062 vp
( IN bar)
WHERE,
Mec - ENGINE RESISTANCE MOMENT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS
PEML MEDIUM PRESSURE OF ENGINE INTERNAL LOSSES
v1 PISTON DISPLACEMENT
Sp STROKE LENGTH

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CHARACTERISTICS
BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS AT DOWN SLOPE
WE HAVE
Tb + Rgr = G sin
WHERE,
Rgr = fgr G cos

Rgr GROUND RESISTANCE

THEREFORE,
Sin = fb + fgr cos
ASSUMING COS = 1
= SIN-1 (fb + fgr)
IF THE GROUND RESISTANCE IS NEGLECTED, THE DOWN SLOPE ANGLE
WILL BE

= SIN-1 fb
UTILISING THE GRAPH ON T-55 BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS AND ALSO THE
ABOVE EQUATIONS ON DOWN SLOPE ANGLE, WE CAN ARRIVE AT THE
DOWN SLOPE ANGLES & THAT CAN BE NEGOTIATED BY THE TANK,
BRAKING FORCE fb AT ANY SPEED AND IN A PARTICULAR GEAR AND