STUDY OF A PLASMA TORCH FOR IMPROVING ADHESION. THE EFFECT OF THE PLASMA TORCH ON RAIL HEAD CONTAMINATION

A study of surface contaminants before and after exposure to a plasma torch has shown no evidence of any prominent chemical change being brought about. Laboratory tests have confirmed that oily contamination is removed by the plasma torch. Track tests following a plasma torch rail car indicate that the persistence of the conditioning on running rails is dependent on the effect of subsequent trains.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Car wheels (Railroads); Contaminants; Friction; Plasma arc cutting; Railhead; Railroad rails; Roughness; Tests; Train track dynamics; Wheels
• Old TRIS Terms: Plasma torch; Question b114
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052982
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B114/RP 3/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM