Publication detail

A benchmarking methodology for top-of-rail products: Carry distance and retentivity

GALAS, R. VALENA, M. JORDÁN, T. KVARDA, D. OMASTA, M. SKURKA, Š. WU, B. DING, H. WANG, W. KŘUPKA, I. HARTL, M.

English title

A benchmarking methodology for top-of-rail products: Carry distance and retentivity

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

en

Original abstract

Top-of-rail (TOR) products are used in railways to reduce wear and noise by providing an intermediate friction level and a positive creep curve. In addition to these general requirements, retentivity and carry distance are important for their effectiveness on the track. This study aims to determine these track performance parameters for three commercial TOR products. A contact simulator and portable tribometer were used to simulate track conditions. The results show that carry distance is the most limiting performance parameter of TOR products, especially for water-based products. TOR lubricants, on the other hand, caused a more significant drop in friction after application. A predictive model simulating product redistribution along the track was introduced for the best-performing product.

English abstract

Top-of-rail (TOR) products are used in railways to reduce wear and noise by providing an intermediate friction level and a positive creep curve. In addition to these general requirements, retentivity and carry distance are important for their effectiveness on the track. This study aims to determine these track performance parameters for three commercial TOR products. A contact simulator and portable tribometer were used to simulate track conditions. The results show that carry distance is the most limiting performance parameter of TOR products, especially for water-based products. TOR lubricants, on the other hand, caused a more significant drop in friction after application. A predictive model simulating product redistribution along the track was introduced for the best-performing product.

Keywords in English

Wheel -rail contact; Friction modifier; Top -of -rail lubricant; Portable tribometer

Released

01.09.2024

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

Location

London

ISSN

0301-679X

Volume

197

Number

září

Pages count

14

BIBTEX


@article{BUT188976,
  author="Radovan {Galas} and Martin {Valena} and Tomáš {Jordán} and Daniel {Kvarda} and Milan {Omasta} and Šimon {Skurka} and Bingnan {Wu} and Haohao {Ding} and Wenjian {Wang} and Ivan {Křupka} and Martin {Hartl},
  title="A benchmarking methodology for top-of-rail products: Carry distance and retentivity",
  year="2024",
  volume="197",
  number="září",
  month="September",
  publisher="ELSEVIER SCI LTD",
  address="London",
  issn="0301-679X"
}