//Chapter 10:Traction Drives //Example 6 clc; //Variable Initialization G=10 //up gradient of the locomotive Ml=110 //weight of the locomotive coach in tonne Mt=500 //weight of the train in tonne r=35 //train resistance N/tonne n=0.8 //80% of the locomotive weight is carried by the driving wheels alpha=1 //acelaration in kmphps //Solution //when only the 110 tonne locomotive is present Md=Ml*n //weight of the motor M=Mt+Ml //total mass of the train Me=1.1*M Ft=277.8*Me*alpha+9.81*M*G+M*r //total tractive effort required to move the train Fm=Ft u=Fm/(9810*Md) //co-efficient of adhesion ,since Fm=9810*u*Md //when another locomotive of 70 is added together Md=Ml*n+70 // mass of the motor M_=Mt+Ml+70 // mass of the train Fm=9810*u*Md Ft=Fm M=Ft/(277.8*1.1*alpha+9.81*G+r) //total mass of the train, since Ft=277.8*Me*alpha+9.81*M*G+M*r W=M-M_ //weight of additional bogies to be attached //Results mprintf("\n Given co-efficient of adhesion is: %.2f",u) mprintf("\n Weight of additional bogies to be attached is:%.1f T",W)