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Effect of oil and water mixtures on adhesion in the wheel/rail contact

Last updated on 05 September 2014 3:41

This article details the findings of a series of twin disc machine adhesion tests that investigated the effects of oil and water mixtures on adhesion at the wheel/rail interface. Oil was found to have a dominant effect on adhesion in the presence of water. Surfaces coated with oil at 4.7×10-3...

Author(s): Lewis R;Gallardo-Hernandez E A;Hilton T;Armitage T

Organisation(s): Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK ; Advanced Technology and Research, Ove Arup & ; Partners Ltd, London, UK ;

2009

United Kingdom

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