Investigation of top of rail lubrication and laser glazing for improved railroad energy efficiency

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 643-648

  Aldajah, Saud ^a   Ajayi, Oyelayo O ^a   Fenske, George R ^a   Kumar, Sudhir ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Tranergy Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FRICTION; GLAZES; RAILROADS;

LASER GLAZING;

LUBRICATION;

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FRICTION; LUBRICATION; RAILWAY; WHEEL;

EID: 0042731929     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1537745     Document Type: Article

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