Development of a wheel mounted disc brake for a high-speed train

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-121

  Tirovic, M ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brake; Disc; Finite element analysis; High speed train; Wheel mounted

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; DYNAMOMETERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VEHICLE WHEELS;

DESIGN SUITABILITY; WHEEL MOUNTED DISC BRAKES;

RAPID TRANSIT;

EID: 0032303475     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409981530724     Document Type: Article

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