Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Sheffield : A - Mechanical engineering and Advanced manufacturing
Article title
Effect of oil and water mixtures on adhesion in the wheel/rail contact
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
Article number
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Volume number
223
Issue number
3
First page of article
275
ISSN of journal
20413017
Year of publication
2008
URL
-
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
In collaboration with Arup (contact: Associate Director), we developed a new understanding of adhesion events in wheel/rail contact. These events are important because they can result in train collisions. Methods developed uniquely correlate with the limited full-scale adhesion data available, and as a result have been incorporated into Network Rail technical specifications and testing protocols (contact: Principal Engineer, Track & Civils) for products to mitigate low adhesion. Follow-on PhD projects funded by Network Rail and LBFoster have been set-up to continue the work. This paper was awarded the IMechE Part F John Jarrett Davis Best Journal Paper Prize in 2009.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
D - Solid Mechanics
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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