Effect of temperature and arc discharge on friction and wear behaviours of carbon strip/copper contact wire in pantograph-catenary systems

Wear

Volumn 271, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1629-1636

  Ding, T ^a   Chen, G X ^a   Bu, J ^a   Zhang, W H ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Friction and wear; Pantograph catenary systems; Service life; Temperature rise

Indexed keywords

ARC DISCHARGE; ARC EROSION; CARBON STRIPS; CONTACT COUPLE; CONTACT INTERFACE; CONTACT PAIR; CONTACT STRIPES; CONTACT WIRE; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC HEAT; FRICTION AND WEAR; FRICTION AND WEAR PERFORMANCE; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PIN ON DISC; PURE COPPER; SLIDING PROCESS; TEMPERATURE RISE; TEST RESULTS; WEAR DEBRIS; WEAR VOLUME;

COOLING SYSTEMS; DEBRIS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FRICTION; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; PANTOGRAPHS; SERVICE LIFE; TRIBOLOGY;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 79960657620     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.12.031     Document Type: Article

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