IMPROVEMENT OF WHEEL-RAIL ADHESION
Positive identification of "secondary conditioning" by electron microscope and further investigations relating to the elimination of oily conditions round the oxide particles formed, together with a study of the effects of applying fluids to the rail surface, offer increasing practicalities to overcoming wheel-slip induced by rail surface conditions. Trials with esters ejected by commercially-manufactured rail mounted applicators showed favourable results and this system is considered the most practical after consideration of other techniques which have shown promise under laboratory conditions.
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Corporate Authors:
Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited
Little Leighs
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Authors:
- ANDREWS, H I
- Publication Date: 1973-11
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 710-413
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Serial:
- Rail Engineering International
- Volume: 3
- Issue Number: 9
- Publisher: De Rooi Publications
- ISSN: 0141-4615
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Adhesion; Train track dynamics; Tribology; Wheel slip
- Old TRIS Terms: Chemical adhesion improvers; Secondary conditioning
- Subject Areas: Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00051396
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Rail Engineering International
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM