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B.T. White¹, R. Lewis¹, U. Olofsson² and Y. Lyu²

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
²Department of Machine Design, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

doi:10.4203/ccp.110.154

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B.T. White, R. Lewis, U. Olofsson, Y. Lyu, "The Contribution of Iron Oxides to the Wet-Rail Phenomenon", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 154, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.154

Keywords: wet-rail, iron oxide, corrosion, adhesion, friction, tribology.

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This paper reviews the current literature regarding iron oxide formation in 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 have been 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 and safety benefits.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 110 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 154 The Contribution of Iron Oxides to the Wet-Rail Phenomenon B.T. White¹, R. Lewis¹, U. Olofsson² and Y. Lyu² ¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom ²Department of Machine Design, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden doi:10.4203/ccp.110.154 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper B.T. White, R. Lewis, U. Olofsson, Y. Lyu, "The Contribution of Iron Oxides to the Wet-Rail Phenomenon", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 154, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.154 Keywords: wet-rail, iron oxide, corrosion, adhesion, friction, tribology. Summary This paper reviews the current literature regarding iron oxide formation in 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 have been 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 and safety benefits. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £22) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £85 +P&P)
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