Effects of Top-of-Rail Friction Modifiers on the Friction, Wear and Cracks of Railway Rails

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• Creators:
  Khan, Saad Ahmed
• Corporate Creators:
  Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Axle load force
  • Calculation
  • Cracking
  • Fatigue (Mechanics)
  • Field tests
  • Friction
  • Lubrication
  • Railroad tracks
  • Rolling contact
  • Theses
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Thesis
• Geographical Coverage:
  Sweden
• Corporate Publisher:
  Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
• Abstract:
  The railway is an economical and environmentally friendly mode of transport for long distances and heavy loads. The demands on the operators are increasing with increased competition in the market, and therefore they are currently demanding more track capacity. In the short term, the existing network is expected to deliver the increased capacity. In order to achieve increased capacity without introducing double track, either the axle load or the number of trains (i.e. the annual gross tonnage) needs to be increased, which will decrease the life of the rail and thus increase the maintenance cost. To increase the lifetime of the rails without compromising with regard to the axle load and speed, one must increase the strength of the rails, decrease the friction forces between the rails and wheels, or introduce a third body with anti-wear and anti-crack properties that can reduce the wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) without reducing the traction coefficient below the safety limit.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82311/dot_82311_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 17.22 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e2009724a8c858ca33c1043f8b8761f93da5e1d7497679469c941a4c971aeb793a4490372cad6a44868bd6a35c670f5353a464fd245faf31aad21ac9c6df0b47