Two-dimensional finite element simulation of the thermal problem at railway block braking

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-273

  Petersson, M ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Division of frictional heat; Finite element model; Railway block braking; Streamline diffusion method; Transient convection diffusion equation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; RAILROADS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WHEELS;

RAILWAY BLOCK BRAKING;

BRAKING;

BRAKING; CONVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HEAT; RAILWAY;

EID: 0036227008     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406021524945     Document Type: Article

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