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iv2splus INFONET
I2V, 2nd Call (2008)
IONICRAIL
I2V
2nd Call (2008)
The rail head conditioning serves for applying a defined coefficient of friction on the
surface of the rail head. This is important to provide constant traction between the
wheel and rail. The disadvantages of the media currently in use for conditioning
shall be avoided with a systematic/tribo-systematic approach with regard to the
application of the media to the surface and the performance of the lubricant.
The conditioning of rail heads serves for applying a defined coefficient of friction on the
surface of the rail head. Effects caused by wear (debris and the modification of the wheel and
rail profiles e.g.) and nasty acoustic effects (squeaking e.g.) shall be reduced or prohibited.
Moreover a constant traction between the wheel and rail must be provided due to the
conditioning. Therefore oils, greases and solid lubricants such as graphite can be applied. Due
to environmental reasons mainly conditioning lubricants based on rapeseed oils are in use.
Within this project feasible methods for the fast lubrication of the rail head will be studied
taking into account the necessary performance of the lubricant within the special fields of
application.
The investigation of the potential rail lubricants ? after a pre-selection ? is based on field tests.
Finally, a LCC estimation is carried out.
Project coordination
AC²T research GmbH (AC²T)
Dr. Nicole Dörr
Tel.: +43 2622 81600 150
E-Mail: doerr@ac2t.at
Project partners
Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG
DI. Andreas Oberhauser
Tel.: +43-01-7909-62000
E-Mail: andreas.oberhauser@wienerlinien.at
Dr. Mittermayr Scientific Consulting GmbH
(BAMM)
Dr. Paul Mittermayr
Tel.: +43-1-9949950E-Mail: paul.mittermayr@bamm.at
psiA-Consult Umweltforschung und
Engineering GmbH
Dr. Manfred Kalivoda
E-Mail: kalivoda@psia.at
Technische Universität Wien, Institut für
Angewandte Synthesechemie
Dr. Peter Gärtner
E-Mail: pgaertne@ioc.tuwien.ac.at
Technische Universität Wien, Institut für
Eisenbahnwesen, Verkehrswirtschaft und
Seilbahnen
DI Paul Steckler
E-Mail: paul.steckler@tuwien.ac.at
HY-POWER Flexomatic
Hydraulik-Handels-GmbH
Vojislav Djurdjev
E-Mail: v.djurdjev@hypower.at
Quelle: iV2plus Vernetzungsplattform der FFG (www.ffg.at/verkehr) und des Bundesministerium für Verkehr,
Innovation und Technologie (BMVIT), Abteilung Mobilitäts- und Verkehrstechnologien (Abt. III/I4)
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