Research Article
A Numerical Method Based on the Parametric Variational Principle for Simulating the Dynamic Behavior of the Pantograph-Catenary System
Table 6
Parameters of the simple stitched catenary.
| | | Contact wire | Messenger wire | Dropper |
| | Linear mass () | 1.082 | 1.065 | 0.089 | | Area () | 121 | 116.99 | 9.62 | | Elastic modulus () | | | | | Tension () | 27 | 21 | |
| | Span length () | 50 | | Registration arm mass () | 0.87 | | Location of the droppers () | | | Structure height () | 1.6 | | Bracket mass () | 0.2 |
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