Field investigations into the performance of magnetic track brakes of an electrical multiple unit against slippery tracks. Part 1: Adhesion improvement

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

Volumn 225, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 613-636

  Arias Cuevas, O ^a   Li, Z ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

grease; leaf contamination; low adhesion; magnetic track brakes; water; wheel rail

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992805509     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 20413017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954409711401515     Document Type: Article

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