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Hot spots with composition brakeblocks (TM-PBS-55)

Last updated on 02 April 2014 1:33

1.1 Hot Spots The formation of high temperature zones on wheel treads and brake discs during braking is a well 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. Put simply: irregularities...

Author(s): Waring JR;Beamond TW;Pritchard C

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1984

United Kingdom

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