Field studies of the effect of friction modifiers on short pitch corrugation generation in curves

Wear

Volumn 265, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1212-1221

  Eadie, Donald T ^a   Santoro, Marco ^a   Oldknow, Kevin ^a   Oka, Yasushi ^b  

^a Kelsan Technologies Corp   (Canada)

^b Sumitomo Metal Technology Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact modelling; Corrugations; Friction Modifier; Wheel rail contact

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; RAILS; TRIBOLOGY;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; APPLIED (CO); BASE LINE CONDITIONS; CONTACT CONDITIONS; FIELD EVALUATION; FIELD STUDIES; FRICTION MODIFIERS; MASS TRANSIT RAILWAYS; TEST SITES; TOP OF RAIL (TOR) FRICTION CONTROL;

PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

EID: 48049113033     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2008.02.028     Document Type: Article

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