Buckley-Johnstone, L.E., Trummer, G., Voltr, P. et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Full-scale testing of low adhesion effects with small amounts of water in the wheel/rail interface. Tribology International, 141. ISSN 0301-679X
Abstract
Low adhesion in the wheel/rail contact can be caused by small amounts of water combining with iron oxides. This happens in light rain or at dew point. In small-scale tests, ultra-low adhesion (≤0.05) has not been maintained. The aim here was to see if the mechanism could be realized at a larger scale. Sustained ultra-low adhesion was achieved when water was applied constantly to the wheel/rail contact at a rate of 25μL/s. In these conditions wear debris and oxide was clearly visible in the contact band. Creep force data has been generated that can now be used to inform wheel/rail contact models and multi-body dynamics simulations of train behaviour with a view to developing mitigation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Tribology International. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Low adhesion; Wheel/rail interface; Full-scale tests; Wet-rail syndrome |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Railway Safety and Standards Board 106649 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2019 09:24 |
Last Modified: | 16 Aug 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.triboint.2019.105907 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150109 |
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