Measurement of the disc-pad friction coefficient for mechanical brakes using direct and indirect methods |
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Authors: | Y -G Kim S -W Kim C -K Park T -W Park Y -M Kim |
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Institution: | 1.Chief Researcher of Korea Railroad Research Institute,Gyeonggi,Korea;2.Mechanical Engineering,Ajou University,Gyeonggi,Korea;3.Graduate Shool,Ajou University,Gyeonggi,Korea |
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Abstract: | It is necessary to guarantee the proper brake force to stop a train safely in a limited distance and o adjust its speed. Currently,
most trains are run by electrical power and have a combined electrical and mechanical (friction) braking system. The mechanical
brake force is determined by many parameters, such as the friction coefficient of the brake disc and pad, the pressure in
the brake cylinder, the brake cylinder’s cross sectional area and the brake linkage ratio. In general, the friction coefficient
data of the brake disc and pad have been taken through a dynamo-test in a laboratory, but these data might not be well matched
with real data under operating conditions because of the difference in data acquisition conditions. The present study examined
two methodologies that can measure the friction coefficient of the brake pad and disc based on a train’s real operating conditions.
The first method was the direct method, which measured the brake force and clamping force applied on the mechanical brake
by using strain gauges installed on the brake to calculate the friction coefficient. The second was an indirect method that
obtained the friction coefficient by using the weight of the train and the equivalent brake force. Those variables were calculated
from the longitudinal dynamic characteristics, such as resistance to motion, gradient resistance and curved resistance. These
two methodologies were used to obtain the disc-pad friction coefficient for the mechanical brakes of a Korean high-speed train
(HSR350x). |
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