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SKF Platforms
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Railway Applications
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WillyVogel AG, a brandof the SKF Group
Wheel Flange Lubrication SKF EasyRail
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Introduction
Wheel & Rail Lubrication Systems
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Why Wheel Flange Lubrication?
Flan ge We ar
R ed u ced R isk of
D erailm e n t :
R ail wea r
Area of Wear
re d u ced friction coefficien t
in flan ge a rea re q uire s
in cre a sed sh ear forces to
allow wh e el clim b in g.
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How does Wheel Flange Lubrication work?
lu b ricatin g film
on wh e el flan ge
lu b ricatin g film
on rail flan ge
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On-Board-Systems for Wheel Flange Lubrication
Fu n ction of O B S
Lu b rication m od u le and lu b rican t b ased on th e train
Transfer & app lication of lu b rican t by com p ressed air
P recise m eterin g of lu b rican t by p um p or sp ray n ozzles
H igh er reliab ility th an waysid e lu b ricators
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What can WFL achieve for our customers?
L ess track an d wh eel wear
Track resistan ce d rops by u p to 3 5 %, with ou t effect on b rakin g
Lon ger in tervals b etween wh eel resh apin g or replacem en t
M ain ten an ce-op tim ized system con figu ration
In creased availability/m ileage of rollin g stock +b etter LC C
P reven t d erailm en ts by cu rb in g ten d en cy of wh eel clim b in g
B etter and safer rid e qu ality
C om p lian ce with environ m en tal regu lation s
Fu el/en ergy savin gs +u se of b iodegrad ab le lu b rican ts +less n oise
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SKF EasyRail Lubrication one Family, two Systems
S in gle -lin e
S ystem s
D u al-lin e
S ystem s
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How does it work
EasyRail High Pressure
Dual Line Systems
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SKF EasyRail High PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
Application
R ail veh icles with a m a x o f 2 0 m
d istan ce b etween wh eel sets to b e
sp rayed
M ax lin e len gth b etween
p um p an d sp ray n ozzle 1 0 m
L ub rican t system p ressu re u p
to 1 0 0 b a r
Benefits
op era tion al u n d er low
am b ien t tem p era tu re
con d itio ns
selectab le b i-d irection al
op era tion
sep ara b le n ozzle feed in g
(rig h t/left)
exa ct sp ray-n ozzle m eterin g
N ew S pray n ozzle design
SP8-5
P u m p u n it
with reservoir
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SKF EasyRail High PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
easy access to
reservoir with pu m p
u n it via ou tside flap
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SKF EasyRail High PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
Standard layout of SKF EasyRail High Pressure system
P iston p um p
R eservoir
F ilter
S p ray n ozzles
C on trol U nit
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SKF EasyRail High PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
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SKF EasyRail High PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
Function of the Piston Pump for EasyRail High Pressure
Air com m an d
L ub rican t su ction
L ub rican t relief
valve
P n eu m a tic relie f
L ub rican t ou tlet
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SKF EasyRail High PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
How the SP8 nozzle works: Part I
T h e m e te red q u a n tity of lu b rica n t is p osition ed b en eath
th e m e terin g p iston .
T h e lu b rica n t d elivered by th e p u m p p u sh es th e con trol p iston u p to its stop .
C on trol d u ct 1 le a d in g to th e m e te rin g p iston is op e n ed . T h e lu b rica n t d elivered
p u sh es th e m e terin g p iston d own . T h e m e te red q u a n tity of lu b rica n t b en eath
th e m e tered p iston is p u sh ed in to th e m ixin g ch a m b er. T h e e jected lu b rica n t
com e s tog e th er with th e com p re ssed a ir in th e m ixin g ch a m b er a n d is sp ra yed
ou t th rou gh th e op e n in g of th e n ozzle .
C ontrol piston
C ontrol du ct 1
C ontrol du ct 2
M eterin g piston
M ixin g ch am ber
L u brican t port
Air port
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How the SP8 nozzle works:
Part II
T h e p re ssu re in th e lu b rica n t lin e is re lieved a fte r th e p u m p stop s. T h e con trol p iston is m o ved in to its in itia l
p osition by sp rin g force . C on trol d u ct 2 from th e b ottom to top o f th e m e te rin g p iston is e n a b led . T h e m e te rin g
p iston re tu rn s to its in itia l p osition , a n d th e m e te red q u a n tity of lu b rica n t flows in to th e sp ace b en eath th e
m e te rin g p iston .
SKF EasyRail High PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
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SKF EasyRail High PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
New SP8-5 nozzle design:
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Highspeed equipped with SKFEasyRail High Pressure
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WillyVogel AG, a brandof the SKF Group
Alstom Pendolino - ETR 610
Alstom Cisalpino ETR 470 Alstom EMU CRH5
Alstom Pendolino Finland
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How does it work
EasyRail Low Pressure
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SKF EasyRail Low PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
P ressu rized reservoir without separate grease pu m p
C om p act d esign and very low m ain ten an ce
S eparate nozzle feed in g right/left
E xact sp ray-n ozzle m eterin g
Very h igh cycle frequ en cy
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Inside view of
pressurized reservoir BF
4.5
O p tica l grease level
Air con n ectio n
Air reservoir
G rea se reservoir
L ub rican t ou tlet
SKF EasyRail Low PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
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How the SP9 nozzle works
T h e p re ssu rized lu b rica n t is p u sh ed in to th e p iston s
m e te rin g slot.
T h e con trolle d com p re ssed a ir slid es th e p iston u p to its stop . As a re su lt, th e
m e te rin g groo ve is n o w in fron t of th e n o zzle e xit, a n d th e a ir du ct le a d in g to
th e m e terin g groo ve is op e n ed . T h e com p re ssed a ir b lows th e lu b rica n t ou t of
th e m e terin g groo ve, a n d th e lu b rica n t/a ir m ixtu re is sp ra yed ou t th rou gh th e
n o zzle e xit.
Air duct
P iston
M eterin g
groove
L u brican t port
Air port
SKF EasyRail Low PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
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How the SP9 nozzle works
T h e com p re ssed a ir ap p lied to th e n o zzle is sh u t off. T h e p iston a ssu m es its in itia l p osition , a n d th e m e te rin g
groo ve is filled with lu b rica n t aga in .
SKF EasyRail Low PressureWheel Flange Lubrication
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Intercity equipped with SKFEasyRail Low Pressure
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WillyVogel AG, a brandof the SKF Group
DB AG Tilting ICE Fleet
DSB Contessa resund-Express
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How does it work
SKF EasyRail Compact
Single Line Systems
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SKF EasyRail Compact Wheel Flange Lubrication
Application
S u ita b le for oil an d flu id g rease
con tain in g h ig h p ercen tag e of
solid a d d itives (2 5 %)
Ap p lica b le on a ll veh icle typ es
a lso su itab le for retrofittin g p rojects
Benefits
C om p act system
E asy in stallation an d
m a in ten an ce
L ow L ife Cycle C ost
F low divider
S pray n ozzles
M P 5 0 piston
pu m p
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SKF EasyRail Compact Wheel Flange Lubrication
Snapshot of WFL pump-reservoir module & positioning in bogie structure
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SKF EasyRail Compact Wheel Flange Lubrication
Standard layout of SKF EasyRail Compact system
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SKF EasyRail Compact Wheel Flange Lubrication
Revised unit design with 11 l reservoir & quick
connector for easy lubricant refilling
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SKF EasyRail Compact Wheel Flange Lubrication
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SKF EasyRail Compact Wheel Flange Lubrication
N ozzle
position in g
K orail M etro Train
S eou l, S ou th K orea
Lu brication M odu le,
in stalled in bogie section
C on trol U n it
1 1 0 V D C
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P u m p with
1 1 liter
reservoir
SKF EasyRail Compact Wheel Flange Lubrication
D iesel S h u n ter
C lass T -2 3 9
S pray N ozzle
1 6 9 -0 0 0 -4 0 0
C S 2 0 0
C on trol U n it
1 6 9 -0 0 0 -4 1 0