Open AccessAn analysis of the friction mechanism on brake gear of railway rolling stock
Author(s) -
Jeff Barnard
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v4i4.1055
Subject(s) - brake , brake shoe , automotive engineering , mechanism (biology) , disc brake , momentum (technical analysis) , stock (firearms) , engineering , brake pad , composite number , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , materials science , composite material , physics , business , finance , quantum mechanics
Friction energy dissipation at an interface involves a wide range of interdisciplinary concepts. As the demand for higher operating speeds increased, the limitations of cast iron as the traditional friction material for rail transport brakes became more apparent. Only through an intensive analysis of the interfacial interaction between the brake block and brake path could the problems encountered with other promising friction materials be solved. The article deals with the difficulties pertaining to the early composite materials, and indicates how these were overcome by the understanding and implementation of new techniques not previously associated with conventional systems connected with railway braking. Two composite materials, that is 840/N for locomotives and freight wagons where mass oriented momentum dominates, and high friction composite 655/C for passenger vehicles with a predominantly speed-oriented momentum, are presently used