Ishizaka, K., White, B., Watson, M. et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Influence of temperature on adhesion coefficient and bonding strength of leaf films: a twin disc study. Wear, 454-455. 203330. ISSN 0043-1648
Abstract
In the autumn, train operations in the UK are likely to be unstable due to the low adhesion coefficient between the wheel and rail, and fallen leaves on the line have been known as the main cause of this problem. In this study, the temperature effects on the adhesion coefficient as well as the bonding strength of the leaf film were investigated using a twin disc machine, to develop a potential prevention and mitigation method. The high surface temperature of the disc seemed to improve the adhesion when the leaf powder suspension was present, forming a linear relationship between the surface temperature. The surface temperature around 240 °C could be enough to attain the required level of traction. The high temperature could decrease the bonding energy between the leaf film and rail, possibly decelerating the chemical reaction for the leaf film formation. Continuous drag braking in the autumn was proposed as a countermeasure. Two effects can be expected for this method: prevention of leaf contamination by removing the leaf residue on the wheel surface and improvement of the adhesion level by braking heat.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Elsevier B.V. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Wear. 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; Leaf contamination; Leaf film; Twin disc; Scratch test; Heat application; Raman spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Drag braking |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2020 09:28 |
Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2021 12:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.wear.2020.203330 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160086 |
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