MULTIRAIL® WheelScan - Schenck Process - #1

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MULTIRAIL® WheelScan .. Wheel diagnosis for safety check .. Acquisition of wheel flats during travel .. Check of all track loads .. Installation without foundation / no rail gaps required .. Installation in main and secondary lines Application MULTIRAIL® WheelScan is designed as a unique and innovative diagnostic system for rail vehicles. The early recognition of excessive track loads and adequate vehicle maintenance offers enormous saving potentials in track utilization and servicing. The high-precision MULTIRAIL measuring technology enables the forces between wheel and rail to be acquired quickly and accurately. The results are used to determine location and size of imperfections by single wheels, or wagons. In addition, the wheel, axle and wagon weights can be acquired at high speeds for checking purposes. The diagnostic system safely identifies vehicles which have the potential to damage the track through dynamic forces or overload. Equipment Specially developed for MULTIRAIL, the concrete weighing sleeper is equipped with high-precision straingauge weighing sensors. Designed to transmit all forces and moments (caused by track guidance), these weighing sensors measure the vertical force component with a high degree of accuracy. For the application in question, the MULTIRAIL system is integrated into the rail without a gap and is thus able to operate in a speed range of 10 to 240 km/hr. Diagnostic values and associated data are acquired and processed on a PC. Function MULTIRAIL comprises the following basic functions: .. Recognition and localization of wheel flats .. Assignment of results to individual wheels or wagons .. Recognition of wagon type .. Storage and printout of diagnostic data .. Display Optionally, further functions are available: .. Monitoring of wheel, axle, and wagon loads .. Side to side check and front/rear check .. EDP/BDE system interfacing .. Integration of external systems for wagon identification BV-D2144GB