A Re-commissioned flexible full-scale wheel/rail test facility

S. R. Lewis; D. I. Fletcher; A. Beagles; K. Ishizaka; L. Buckley-Johnstone; B. White; M. Harmon; C. Grigson; H. Brunskill; L. Zhou; T. R. Kempka; R. Lewis

A Re-commissioned flexible full-scale wheel/rail test facility

S. R. Lewis, D. I. Fletcher, A. Beagles, K. Ishizaka, L. Buckley-Johnstone, B. White, M. Harmon, C. Grigson, H. Brunskill, L. Zhou, T. R. Kempka, R. Lewis

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A Full-Scale wheel/rail Test Facitlity (FSTF), originally built and operated by British Rail Research has been re-commissioned for testing at The University of Sheffield. Its control system has been completely rebuilt and modernised and a variety of structural and component improvements made. This paper describes the rigs capabilities and recent overhauls to the instrumentation, hydraulic and control systems before outlining some case studies that illustrate its novel use across a range of applications: These show how adaptable the rig is and the wide range of issues related to wheel/rail management that can be investigated using actual track and vehicle components.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018
Editors	Alfredo Nunez, Zili Li
Publisher	TU Delft
Pages	518-528
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9789461869630
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2018 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 24 Sep 2018 → 27 Sep 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018

Conference

Conference	11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2018
Country	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	24/09/18 → 27/09/18

Keywords

Contact mechanics
Experimentation
Full-scale rail-wheel
Laser cladding
Sanding.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanical Engineering
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Modelling and Simulation

Cite this

Lewis, S. R., Fletcher, D. I., Beagles, A., Ishizaka, K., Buckley-Johnstone, L., White, B., Harmon, M., Grigson, C., Brunskill, H., Zhou, L., Kempka, T. R., & Lewis, R. (2018). A Re-commissioned flexible full-scale wheel/rail test facility. In A. Nunez, & Z. Li (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp. 518-528). (Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018). TU Delft.

Lewis, S. R. ; Fletcher, D. I. ; Beagles, A. ; Ishizaka, K. ; Buckley-Johnstone, L. ; White, B. ; Harmon, M. ; Grigson, C. ; Brunskill, H. ; Zhou, L. ; Kempka, T. R. ; Lewis, R. / A Re-commissioned flexible full-scale wheel/rail test facility. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018. editor / Alfredo Nunez ; Zili Li. TU Delft, 2018. pp. 518-528 (Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018).

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Lewis, SR, Fletcher, DI, Beagles, A, Ishizaka, K, Buckley-Johnstone, L, White, B, Harmon, M, Grigson, C, Brunskill, H, Zhou, L, Kempka, TR & Lewis, R 2018, A Re-commissioned flexible full-scale wheel/rail test facility. in A Nunez & Z Li (eds), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018, TU Delft, pp. 518-528, 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2018, Delft, Netherlands, 24/09/18.

A Re-commissioned flexible full-scale wheel/rail test facility. / Lewis, S. R.; Fletcher, D. I.; Beagles, A.; Ishizaka, K.; Buckley-Johnstone, L.; White, B.; Harmon, M.; Grigson, C.; Brunskill, H.; Zhou, L.; Kempka, T. R.; Lewis, R.

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018. ed. / Alfredo Nunez; Zili Li. TU Delft, 2018. p. 518-528 (Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018).

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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