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BEnefits: Increase Wheel Life
Wheel wear is an inevitable phenomenon on trains. However the rates of wheel wear can vary very widely, depending on circumstances. When a wheel reaches a certain point in the wear cycle, it must be either reprofiled by machining, or replaced. This leads to substantial costs to the railroad. Typically wheels are replaced or reprofiled for either 1) excessive flange wear, or 2) excessive tread wear. One factor or the other will limit the wheel life. There are many sub factors within each of these groups. For example within the tread wear category are problems such as wheel shelling (prevalent in cold weather in freight) and skid flats (related to poor braking control / practices).
As in any wear situation, control of friction at an optimum level is essential to mitigate excessive wear rates. This is equally true for the flange of the wheel (where as low as friction as possible is required), as for wheel treads, where an intermediate friction level is required.
Top-Of-Rail Friction Control
Onboard Wheel WEAR Solutions
 
Transit
OnBoard Transit Top-Of-Rail Friction Control System
Kelsan® HPF (High Positive Friction) Solid Stick Top-Of-Rail Friction Modifier
Gauge Face/Flange Lubrication
Onboard Solution
 
Transit/High Speed Mounted
OnBoard Transit/High Speed Rail Gauge Face Lubrication System
Kelsan® LCF (Low Coefficient of Friction) Solid Stick Gauge Face Lubricant
 
Freight Locomotive Mounted
OnBoard Freight Locomotive Gauge Face Lubrication System
Kelsan® LCF (Low Coefficient of Friction) Solid Stick Gauge Face Lubricant
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Reduce Noise
Increase Rail Life
Increase Wheel Life
Fuel Efficiency/ Green House Gas Savings
Reduce Lateral Forces
Reduce Short Pitch Corrugations
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