Wear at the wheel/rail interface when sanding is used to increase adhesion

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

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-41

  Lewis, R ^a   Dwyer Joyce, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sanding; Wear; Wheel rail interface

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE WHEELS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

SANDING; WHEEL/RAIL INTERFACE;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 33645227966     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 09544097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440905x33260     Document Type: Article

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