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 g/cm2 and sprayed with water had levels of adhesion similar to those coated by a replenishing supply of oil. The tests showed that drying a wet contact can initially give a reduction in adhesion, that increased roughness results in increased adhesion in the presence of oil, and that increased contact pressure improves adhesion in the presence of oil.
Effect of oil and water mixtures on adhesion in the wheel/rail contact
2009-05-01
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
water , wheel/rail adhesion , roughness , oil
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