Top-of-Rail Lubrication System for Energy Reduction in Freight Transport by Rail Tranergy Corporation

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Kumar, Sudhir, author.

Conference Name:

Government/Industry Meeting (1999-04-26 : Washington, District of Columbia, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1999

Summary:

This paper presents the development of a new top-of-rail lubrication system that uses precise computer control and an environmentally friendly lubricant to produce significant energy savings and other economic benefits for railroads. The system and lubricant evolved over a period of five years from analytical solution, design and prototyping, to production, field-testing and demonstration. Based on extensive field-testing, energy savings of 15% and a 2% increase in productivity can be achieved by railroads using this system

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Publisher Number:

1999-01-2236

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license