Outlines of Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI)

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Outlines of Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI)

3th Oct. 2012, Nordic Seminar Motohide Matsui CHARMEC Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

Contents Japanese Railways z History Hi t

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Outline of RTRI

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Funding

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Organisation

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Research Plan 2010

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Experimental Facilities

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English Publications

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Frictional Materials Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

History of Japanese Railways 1872

British railway engineers brought railway in Japan The first operation bet between een Tok Tokyo o and Yokohama (29 km)

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History of Railways in Japan 1881 Establishment of Nihon Tetsudo Kaisha, the first Japanese private railway company 1948 Japan National Railways (JNR) was yap public corporation. p founded by 1964 Tokaido Shinkansen (Tokyo-Osaka) was opened with a standard gauge. 1987 JNR was privatised into 6 JR passenger companies and 1 JR freight company. Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

Japan Railways Group – JR Groups JR Information System

Hokkaido Railway Company (HJR) East Japan Railway Company (EJR) Central Japan Railway Company (CJR) West Japan Railway Company (WJR)

Japan Telecom (Now, Soft Bank Telecom)

Shikoku Railway Company (SJR) Kyushu Railway Company (KJR) Japan Freight Railway Company (FJR)

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Overview of Railway Technical Research Institute

Dec.1986 Founded Apr. 1987 Takeover R&D of Japanese National Railways (JNR) ֜ Japan Rail (JR) group

Outline

(as of July 2010)

Budget : 208 mUS$ Personnel : 522 persons Doctors : 147 persons Patents : 2,214 Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

Funding

• Contribution from JR group companies (0 35% of railway (0.35% railway-related related income) • Subsidy from the government • Contract revenue from private companies

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Organization of the RTRI Board of Directors Chairman President

・Frictional Materials ・Lubricating Materials ・Vibration-Isolating Materials ・Concrete Concrete Materials ・Applied Superconductivity

Vice Presidents Executive Directors Planning Division Compliance Division Administration Division Accounting Division Information Management Division International Affairs Division R&D Promotion Division Marketing & Business Development Div. Railway Technology Promotion Centre Railway International Standards Centre

13 Research Divisions ・ Vehicle Structure Technology Division ・ Vehicle Control Technology Division ・ Structures Technology Division ・ Power Supply Technology Division gy Division ・ Track Technology ・ Disaster Prevention Technology Division ・ Signaling & Telecommunications Tech. Div. ・ Transport Information Technology Div. ・ Materials Technology Division ・ Railway Dynamics Division ・ Environmental Engineering Division ・ Human Science Division ・ Maglev Division Railway Systems TechnicalTechnology Research Inst it ut e 8

Master plan of the RTRI "RESEARCH 2010" ~ In I pursuit it off sustainable t i bl d development l t ffor railways il ~

RTRI has set out the following basic policies: 1. Creation of new technologies aimed at sustainable development of railways 2. Accurate and q quick response p to demand 3. Information transmission and dissemination of results from its activities 4. Inheritance of railway technologies and using foundation technologies as the basis for more advanced research 5. Demonstration of expertise in research across the whole railway engineering spectrum as a railway engineering group Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e 9

Research and development activities

Prioritized objectives

Improved safety

Targets

H ith the th environment i t Harmony with Low cost Improved convenience Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

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Number of R&D Projects in FY 2009 R&D for the future of railways, il 8% (24)

Basic research of railways, 36% (99)

Total 278

Development off practical technologies, 56% (155) Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

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Rolling stock test plant Purpose - Test est of o impossible poss b e condition co d t o o on actual actua lines es - Preliminary examination of newly designed trucks Special features Maximum speed - Test of one vehicle or one truck - 500 km/h - Vertical, lateral and rolling action

Rail wheel

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Large-scale shaking table Purpose

- R&D on seismic performance of rolling stock, tracks, structures

Special features

- Two-dimensional horizontal excitation (±1 m) - Maximum acceleration: ±2000 gal - Maximum surcharge weight: 500 kN

Actuator

Vibration table(5m× table(5m×7m)

Video

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Wind tunnel technical center - Low-noise performance unequaled in the world. Background noise level: 75dB(A) - Highest wind velocity(400 km/h) for the large-scale and low-noise. - Equipped with a high-speed(216km/h) moving belt ground plane.

Fan (5m Diameter)

Automobile on moving belt

Panoramic view of the center Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e14 (Maibara city)

Current collection test Purpose - Test est of o o overhead e ead co contact tact line e - pa pantograph tog ap syste systems s Special features - 500m-long test track15 - Maximum speed of 200 km/h

Video

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English Publication RTRI : http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/index.html ‹Quarterly ‹Q t l Report R t off RTRI Research Paper, Every three months http://www rtri or jp/eng/publish/qr E html http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/publish/qr_E.html ‹RTRI’s Newsletter (Railway Technology Avalanche) Latest information of railway technology Every 3 months htt // bf https://webform.rtri.or.jp/ent/entry/index.html t i j / t/ t /i d ht l ‹Annual Report http://www rtri or jp/eng/rtri/annualreport html http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/rtri/annualreport.html You can download all of document by pdf files. Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

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Ride comfort simulator Purpose - Simulation of passenger riding quality. Special features - Vibration, environmental factors in and outside of cars.

Interior

Window view

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Brake test stand Purpose - Test of brake performance of brake disc, bread brake and adhesion dh i b t between rail il and d wheel h l Special features - Maximum speed of 500km/h (ø860mm wheel diameter) - Snowy and wet condition Rail wheel

Brake disc test unit Tread brake test unit Adh i Adhesion test t t unit it Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

Cerajet: Improving Wheel/Rail Adhesion air reservoir

preventing slip and skid reservoir

electromagnetic valve

reservoir rubber hose

nozzle nozzle

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Cerajet system Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e

Frictional Materials Phases

Technology gy Design Experiment Analysis

Target g components

Search Introduction

Fields

Investigation of phenomena

Tribology Degradation

Fatigue

Fracture

C lli i Collision

Practical Use Improvement p

Wheel Rail

Maintenance

Contact strip

Material Science

Wheel/Rail

Braking Materials Bearing Railway Technical Research Inst it ut e