The Contribution of Iron Oxides to theWet-Rail Phenomenon
(2016) Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance 110.- Abstract
- This paper reviews the current literature regarding iron oxide formation in the wheel-rail contact in order to assess the possible role of iron oxides in the “Wet-Rail” phenomenon, which causes low adhesion between the wheel and the rail. The paper discusses the structure and formation of oxides from a chemical perspective before analysing the direct tribological effects and outlining the techniques that havebeen used to study the oxide layers. This paper also suggests how knowledge of the subject could be expanded and how further understanding of the “Wet-Rail” phenomenon could lead to better mitigation methods, resulting in both economic andsafety benefits.
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- author
- White, Ben
; Lewis, Roger
; Olofsson, Ulf
and Lyu, Yezhe
LU
- publishing date
- 2016
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
- volume
- 110
- publisher
- Civil-Comp Press
- conference name
- Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance
- conference location
- Cagliari, Italy
- conference dates
- 2016-04-05 - 2016-04-08
- DOI
- 10.4203/ccp.110.154
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 4fce92f2-a11d-4890-86a2-a6a2c5923451
- date added to LUP
- 2021-10-22 14:47:45
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