A review of thermal railway wheel modelling – Applicability and limitations

Lily Tran, John Cookson, Wing Kong Chiu, Romain Saporito, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Monash Institute of Railway Technology, Monash University, BHP Iron Ore

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Published online on November 23, 2025

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Volume 240, Issue 5, Page 539-554, May 2026.
Finite element analysis (FEA) of heat transfer (thermal) in railway wheels is important for understanding temperature distributions that may otherwise be extremely difficult or impossible to collect while wheels are in service on rail vehicles. Obtaining ...