Temperatures at railway tread braking. Part 3: Wheel and block temperatures and the influence of rail chill

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

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-454

  Vernersson, T ^a   Lunden R ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brake blocks; Brake shoes; Freight trains; Rail chill; Temperatures; Tread braking

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; FREIGHT CARS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

BRAKE BLOCKS; FREIGHT TRAINS; RAIL CHILL; TREAD BRAKING;

BRAKING;

EID: 34547498554     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT91     Document Type: Article

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