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First published 2016-5

Twin-disc tests of iron oxides in dry and wet wheel−rail contacts

Yi Zhu, Huayong Yang, Wenjian Wang

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2021-6

Effects of oxide and water on friction of rail steel – new test method and friction mapping

Reuben Kempka, Robert Falconer, Dmitry Gutsulyak [...]

Tribology - Materials,Surfaces & Interfaces

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First published 2006-7

Effect of water temperature on the adhesion between rail and wheel

H Chen, T Ban, M Ishida [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

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First published 2025-9

Investigation of squeal noise generation in wheel-rail contact under wet conditions using a twin-disc test rig

Vaclav Navratil, Daniel Kvarda, Milan Klapka [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2021-4

Influence of wheel polygonal wear on wheel-rail dynamic contact in a heavy-haul locomotive under traction conditions

Hongqin Liang, Pengfei Liu, Tianlong Wang [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2024-7

“A novel methodology for developing ultra-low adhesion leaf layers on a full-scale wheel/rail rig”

Joseph Jaffe, Ben White, Joseph Lanigan [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2025

A new tyre model for the simulation of road/rail vehicles when operating on rails

Stefan Olivier Müller, Mike Blundell, Jesper Christensen

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

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First published 2024-9

Wheel-rail contact wear analysis on curved lubricated track for heavy haul locomotive studies

Yan Quan Sun, Maksym Spiryagin, Qing Wu [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2014-11

Low adhesion due to oxide formation in the presence of salt

Christopher Hardwick, Roger Lewis, Ulf Olofsson

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2006-1

Wear at the wheel/rail interface when sanding is used to increase adhesion

R Lewis, R S Dwyer-Joyce

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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