Temperatures at railway tread braking. Part 1: Modelling

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

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-182

  Vernersson, T ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Epsilon HighTech AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brake blocks; Finite element analysis; Frictional heating; Heat partitioning; Rail chill; Railway wheel; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CONTACT RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VEHICLE WHEELS;

BRAKE BLOCK TEMPERATURES; BRAKE BLOCKS; FRICTIONAL HEATING; HEAT PARTITIONING; RAIL CHILL; RAILWAY WHEELS;

BRAKING;

EID: 34547535091     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409JRRT57     Document Type: Article

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