12-meter Railway Turntable with 40 Tons

Load Calculation
Loading capability is 40tons
m1=40t=40000 kg;
Estimated load size
Lengtha= 11.4m, Widthb=2.5m
Load moment of inertia
m 40000
J 1 1a 2 b 2 ) 11.4 2 2.52 454033
12 12 kgm2
Estimated weight of the railway turntable
m2=40t=40000 kg;
Radius of the railway turntable
r2=6 m
Railway turntable moment of inertia:
m2 r22 40000 6 2
J2 720000
2 2 kgm2
Total moment of inertia
J=J1+J2=454033+72000=1174033 kgm2
Turntable acceleration time
t1=20 s
Turntable deceleration time
t2=20 s
Expected turntable speed
n1=0.5 rpm=120 s/r
Actual turntable rotating time
t3=120-20-20=80 s
Actual speed
n2==80 s/r=0.75 rpm
Turntable angular velocity
2n 2 3.1416 0.75
0.07854
60 60 rad/s
Turntable angular acceleration
d 0.07854
0.003927
dt 20 rad/s2
The torque required to rotate the turntable
T1=J=11740330.003927=4610 N.m
Distribution diameter of the inner support wheel
D1=6 m
Distribution diameter of the outer support wheel
D2=11 m
Inner diameter of support wheel
d1=90 mm
Outer diameter of support wheel
d2=200 mm
Spherical roller bearing coefficient of friction0.0025
 Support wheel consumption torque
(400000 400000) 0.0025 90 11 6
T2
2 200 2 2 =2475+1350
=3825 N.m
Considering bearings installation, support wheel sliding influencing factors, take
safety factor 2, then support wheel consumption torque:
T '2 =T 2 2=7650 N m
Total torque required to rotate the turntable
Ttotal=T1+T2=4610+7650=12260 N.m
Arm to rotate the turntable
L=6 m
Total force to rotate the turntable
F=Ttotal/L=12260/6 =2043 N
=204.3 kg
If there are 4 persons to rotate the turntable, force needed for every person
Fperson=F/4=204.3/4=51.1 kg
Time needed to rotate the turntable from 0 degree to 90 degrees
n
t 4 2 t1 t 2 20 20 20 60
4 s