Running Resistance of Ore Trains in Sweden

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• Creators:
  Lukaszewicz, Piotr
• Corporate Creators:
  Royal Institute of Technology. Department of Vehicle Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Freight Cars Load Tests Ore Carriers Railroad Tracks Railroad Trains Rolling Stock
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  Sweden
• Corporate Publisher:
  Royal Institute of Technology. Department of Vehicle Engineering
• Abstract:
  Running resistance of ore trains consisting of Uad type wagons is determined from full scale measurements on Malmbanan. Tests are also run in curves with the Uad and an ore wagon equipped with a bogie allowing the axles to align themselves radially. Influence of speed, axle load, curve radii and train length are studied and quantified. The running resistance is parameterised and expressed in a general way so it can be calculated for any Swedish ore train consisting of Uad-type wagons. The study shows that the increase in running resistance is linear due to increasing axle load on tangent track and train length.
• Content Notes:
  International Heavy Haul (IHHA) specialist technical sessions 2007: High Tech in Heavy Haul, 11-13 June, 2007, Kiruna, Sweden
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84048/dot_84048_DS1.pdf
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