This report describes the Amtrak/Knorr Disc Brake Study which was developed: to evaluate candidate replacement disc brakes for the Knorr disc brakes presently in use on Amfleet and Turboliner cars; to explain the cause of the loosening of the attaching pins and the excessive wear experienced by the disc-brake friction ring on the Knorr disc brakes; and to find out why the disc brake failure rate was much higher when the outside temperature was below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. This report covers the first six months of a three-year controlled revenue service test, an over-the-road test, and laboratory tests to correlate over-the-road test results to pin wear.


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    Title :

    AMTRAK/KNORR Disc Brake Study. Volume I. Final Report


    Contributors:
    R. Scofield (author) / R. Avant (author)

    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    208 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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