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Hots spots with composition brakeblocks (TM-PBS-055)

Last updated on 17 May 2013 3:28

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Hot Spots The formation of high temperature zones on wheel treads and brake discs during braking is a wall known phenomenon, being called by names such as "hot spotting" and "red banding". It is now known that the effect is due to local thermoelastic instabilities.

Author(s): Waring JR;Beamond T W;Pritchard C

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1984

United Kingdom

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