Minimising wheel wear by optimising the primary suspension stiffness and centre plate friction of self-steering bogies

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 457-468

  Fergusson, S N ^a   Frohling, R D ^a   Klopper, H ^a  

^a Transnet Freight Rail   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bogie dynamics; Curving performance; Railway; Wheel wear

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; AUTOMOBILE FRAMES; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT; BOGIES (RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK); STIFFNESS; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); WHEELS; AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; FRICTION; RAILROADS; STEERING; SYSTEM THEORY; TRIBOLOGY;

BOGIE DYNAMICS; CURVING PERFORMANCE; RAILWAY; SUSPENSION STIFFNESS; WHEEL WEAR;

FRICTION; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

BOGIE DYNAMICS; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; CURVING PERFORMANCE; LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; PRIMARY SUSPENSION; RAILWAY; SIMULATION RESULT; THREE-PIECE BOGIES; VEHICLE STABILITY; WHEEL WEAR RATES;

EID: 51449111902     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110801993094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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