All parameters given for a passenger train
Davis Resistance
Calculates train running resistance using the Davis equation with constant, speed-linear, and speed-squared coefficients. The template reports resistance per tonne, total resistance, converted speed, and the tractive power needed to overcome that resistance.
5 fields
2 archetypes
with-tool
4 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
5 inputs to 4 scored outputs
train_mass_t
floatTrain mass
1 to 50000tspeed_km_h
floatTrain speed
0 to 300km/hcoefficient_a_n_t
floatDavis constant resistance coefficient
0 to 100N/tcoefficient_b_n_t_km_h
floatDavis speed-linear resistance coefficient
0 to 5N/t per km/hcoefficient_c_n_t_km_h2
floatDavis speed-squared resistance coefficient
0 to 0.2N/t per (km/h)^2
Train speed in metres per second
Running resistance per tonne
Total running resistance
Tractive power to overcome running resistance
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
All parameters given across train types
All parameters given for freight train resistance
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
passenger_train
2 contextsPassenger train Davis resistance check
passenger-rail-corridor / interurban-service
freight_train
2 contextsFreight train Davis resistance check
freight-rail-corridor / heavy-haul-service
rendered task
Generation Preview
freight-rail-corridor-freight-train-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- all_given
- archetype
- freight_train
- site context
- freight-rail-corridor
visible fields
- train_mass_t1000 to 12000 t
- speed_km_h20 to 110 km/h
- coefficient_a_n_t15 to 45 N/t
- coefficient_b_n_t_km_h0.1 to 0.6 N/t per km/h
- coefficient_c_n_t_km_h20.002 to 0.02 N/t per (km/h)^2
withheld schema
Freight train Davis resistance check. freight-rail-corridor. Required outputs: speed_m_s, resistance_n_per_t, total_resistance_kn, tractive_power_kw