LONG-TRAVEL: DRAFT SYSTEM IMPACT TESTING

LONG-TRAVEL: DRAFT SYSTEM IMPACT TESTING

Miller and Klopp focus on draft system impact testing. Under the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program, MxV Rail (formerly TTCI) is conducting research to characterize, evaluate and improve the performance of long-travel draft systems. Draft system prot...

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Veröffentlicht in:Railway Age 2022-05, Vol.223 (5), p.43-44
Hauptverfasser: Miller, Mitch, Klopp, Adam
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Energy absorption
Impact tests
R&D
Railcars
Railroad accidents & safety
Railroad cars
Railroads
Research & development
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Zusammenfassung:Miller and Klopp focus on draft system impact testing. Under the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program, MxV Rail (formerly TTCI) is conducting research to characterize, evaluate and improve the performance of long-travel draft systems. Draft system protect railcars as coupler forces are transmitted through a train by controlling relative motion between coupled cars and absorbing energy during impacts. MxV Rail conducted impact tests according to the M-921B standard from the AAR's MSRP.
ISSN:0033-8826
2161-511X