BRAKE RIGGING EFFICIENCY OF RAILWAY FREIGHT CARS

The dynamic brake rigging efficiency of freight cars, investigated by using a computer to analyze test track data, is compared with static brake rigging efficiencies. Computer simulations of constant grade braking are performed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, November 28-December 2, 1971. The notification of this paper appeared in Mechanical Engineering.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • CARMAN, R W
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Dynamic braking; Freight cars; Simulation; Test tracks
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041670
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Mechanical Engineering
• Report/Paper Numbers: 71-WA/RT-2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1976 12:00AM