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A study of the thermal performance of a ceramic brake resistor using the finite element method (TM-EA-036)

Last updated on 28 June 2013 11:29

The work reported here was carried out at the request of Braking Systems Section, Vehicle Mechanics Group, who are investigating the feasibility of replacing the present brake resistor stacks used in rheostatic braking with a resistor manufactured from a ceramic material. As reported in Ref. 1, brake resistor stacks...

Author(s): Hewitt G.G.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1979

United Kingdom

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