RTTM BLOWER AND

FAILURE ANALYSIS

Paper is presented by
S.Divya SREE
4th MECHANICAL
CONTENTS:
Paper is about:
1.Introduction
2.What is RTTM?
3.What is the importance?
4.What is its construction & placement of it in
the engine?
5.What are failures occurring in the blower?
6.The analysis done on the failures came to the
diesel loco shed
7.Design analysis of the pulley and shaft failure
8.Finally our suggestions (conclusion)
INTRODUCTION:
• The prime over is a diesel engine
• Diesel Engine
• In this diesel engine prime over drives a an electric generator
whose out put provides power to the traction motors.
• Electric loco motive
• Belts:
• belt should never ride the bottom of the grooves .
RTTM BLOWER AND ITS
IMPORTANCE
• RTTM blower is the Rear Track Traction
Motors
• Which is at the rear side of the engine of the
rail bus
• Viewed in two parts.
• They are totally 6 traction motors which are
responsible for the moment of the rail engine.
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE BLOWER :

• WDM-3A
• DIESEL ELECTRIC ENGINE
• RTTM BLOWER:
• PULLEY DIA- 133 PCO
• SHAFT LENGTH- 591
• SHAFT DIA- 60
CONSTRUCTION AND PLACEMENT OF
THE BLOWER IN THE ENGINE
DATA ANALYSIS OF LAST YEAR:
 
FAILURES OCCURRING IN THE
BLOWER:

• Slipping of the V-belts from the driven

pulleys
• Damaging of the driven pulley
• Breaking of the impeller shaft
• Blocking of the front and back side
bearings.
PULLEY GROOVE WEAR
MODEL DESCRIPTION
Pulley views (designed under the PRO-E)
The pulley arrangement is also
designed and analysed in ANSYS.
Force analysis done on the shaft :
PRINT SUMMED NODAL LOADS

***** POST1 SUMMED TOTAL NODAL LOADS LISTING *****

LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1

TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0

THE FOLLOWING X,Y,Z SOLUTIONS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM

NODE FX FY MZ
1 1.8750 6.2500
2 100.00
5 50.000
11 50.000
14 -1.8750 -593.75
17 100.00
18 100.00
19 100.00
20 100.00
21 100.00
 
\TOTAL VALUES
VALUE 0.0000 -0.62350E-12 112.50
 
SYSTEM PROPOSED IN PLACE OF THE
PULLEY ARRANGEMENT
THANK YOU
QUIRIES