418V side dump car introduction. Wall opening simulation and further research

This article includes basic information about 418V dump car. It presents most important technical data and possible applications of the wagon. It also involves main advantages and disadvantages of implicated technical solutions. Main part refers to the wall opening simulation carried out using the Siemens NX 8.5 software [4,5]. Analysis of the behaviour of mechanisms allowed to examine stages of the opening process and delivered valuable data about angular displacement of the side-board. Siemens NX 8.5 software was used in order to conduct side-boards opening simulation. Research was based on existing 3D model of 418V dump car applied into Siemens Motion Simulation module. It involved dividing model into particular elements (‘Links’), defining movement relations between them (‘Joints’), setting up a STEP function and finally creating a new solution. Research resulted in a complex side-board opening simulation. It allowed to define an angular displacement of particular, important parts. Mechanisms were proven to work safely and without any collisions between elements. Outcome of this article may be used in further research referring to the 418V dump car.