| AC
Traction Locomotive |
A new generation
of Locomotive powered by alternate
current (AC) rather than direct
current |
| Applicator |
A mechanical delivery
system that applies Solid Stick
lubricants, Friction Modifiers
and Friction Enhancers to surfaces
in a controlled manner. |
| Brake
Shoe |
The curved piece
of metal or composite material
that is pressed against the tread
of a wheel to slow a vehicle. |
| Centre
Plate |
The point where
the body of a rail vehicle is
attached to the Wheelset, and
which requires ongoing lubrication. |
| Commuter
Cars |
Passenger cars pulled
by Locomotives. |
| Corrugations |
Indentations in
the Rail Head caused by Slip Stick. |
| Freight
Cars |
Rail cars used for
hauling freight and pulled by
Locomotives. |
| Freight
Rail |
Transportation of
freight by rail |
| Friction |
The resistance to
relative motion between two surfaces
in contact |
| Friction
Enhancer |
A material that
increases Friction in a controlled
manner |
| Friction
Modifier |
A material that
increases or decreases Friction
between two surfaces so as to
attain a specific Friction level. |
| Kelsan
HPF |
A solid stick Kelsan
friction modifier with a high
positive co-efficient of Friction,
which controls Friction at a specific
level. |
| Kelsan
LCF |
A Kelsan lubricant
with a low co-efficient of Friction,
which reduces Friction. Available
in solid stick or liquid form. |
| KELTRACK® |
A liquid Kelsan friction modifier
with a high positive co-efficient
of Friction, which controls Friction
at a specific level. |
| Locomotive |
Self propelled vehicle
that runs on rails, and is used
to pull Freight Cars and Commuter
Cars. |
| NRC |
National Research
Council of Canada |
| OEM |
Original Equipment
Manufacturer. |
| Rail
Gauge Face |
The side of the
rail, upon which the Wheel Flange
contacts. |
| Rail
Head |
The top surface
of the rail track, upon which
the rail wheel rolls on. |
| Slip
Stick |
As the wheel on
the inner rail turns at a slightly
different speed that the wheel
on the outer rail on a curve or
bend in the rail track, the wheel
rubs against the rail and produces
a high pitched squealing noise. |
| Solid
Stick |
A dry solid Kelsan
product that is placed into an
Applicator which presses the dry
stick against a moving surface
and deposits a Friction modifying
film on the surface. |
| Transit
Cars |
Rail cars that are
used to carry passengers, which
may be self powered or pulled
by Locomotives. |
| Transit
Rail |
Transportation of
passengers by rail. |
| Kelsan
VHPF |
A Friction Enhancer
with a very high positive co-efficient
of Friction, which increases adhesion. |
| Wheel
Flange |
The protruding edge
of a Rail Wheel that prevents
the rail vehicle from leaving
the rail track. |
| Wheelflats |
Flat sections on
a wheel caused by a wheel being
forced to stop rotating when the
rail vehicle is in motion. |
| Wheelset |
The steel structure
under a rail vehicle, which houses
the wheel and axle. |
