WHEEL AND BRAKE SHOE FIELD TESTS (1980)

The results of tests that were conducted in service to verify information and gather new insight into the effects of various brake shoes as they influence the temperature of 914 mm freight car wheels are discussed. Tests were run with three types of brake shoes, cast iron, high phosphorus cast iron, and anchor composition with the car empty and loaded. Temperatures were measured at seven internal locations, using embedded thermocouples. A silicon pin diode which detects hot spots on the tread by infrared radiation was also used.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Oliver, J D
  • Wetenkamp, H R
  • Dahlman, G E
  • ECK, B J
• Publication Date: 1981-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers Papers
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake shoes; Field tests; Freight cars; Railroad transportation; Temperature; Wheels
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349012
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: 81-WA/RT-9 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM