THE BREAKING, BRAKE-RELEASE, AND STARTING PROBLEM OF LONG TRAINS WITH CENTER-BUFFER COUPLINGS

DAS BREMS-, LOSE- UND ANFAHRPROBLEM VON LANGEN ZUGEN MIT MITTELPUFFERKUPPLUNGEN

A complete equation of the problem, taking into account: 1) the tractive effort of the locomotive; 2) the vehicle masses; 3) their resistance to forward running; 4) the braking effort, the speed of propagation of the brake wave, the length of time necessary in order to release the brakes; and 5) the elastic, non-linear, characteristics of the couplings. A description is given of the programming of the mathematical model, together with a comparison, in the diagrams, between the calculated results, and those measured during tests.

• Authors:
  • Reich, O
  • Reick, K D
• Publication Date: 1972

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 16 p.
• Serial:
  • Hochschule f Verkehrs F List Wissenschraft Zeitsch
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Couplers; Technology; Train track dynamics
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Old TRIS Terms: Braking systems; Center buffer couplers
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050587
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Railway Documentation, Selection of
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1976 12:00AM