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Proceedings Papers

Assessing Rail Damage in Turns due to Lateral Load Transfer

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Frank Otremba, José A. Romero Navarrete
Proc. ASME. IMECE2024, Volume 11: Safety Engineering, Risk and Reliability Analysis; Research Posters, V011T15A002, November 17–21, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2024-137425
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2024-137425
View Paper titled, Assessing Rail Damage in Turns due to Lateral Load Transfer
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Topics: Center of mass, Damage, Elastic constants, Railroads, Rails, Stress
Proceedings Papers

ICE Performance Optimization With Double Supercharging With E-Booster

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Roberto Capata, Alfonso Calabria, Federico Donato, Leone Martellucci
Proc. ASME. IMECE2023, Volume 7: Energy, V007T08A007, October 29–November 2, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2023-112248
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2023-112248
View Paper titled, ICE Performance Optimization With Double Supercharging With E-Booster
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Topics: Optimization, Simulation, Compressors, Emissions, Engines, Turbochargers, Pressure, Road transport, Torque, Aviation
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Numerical Study of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for Railway Condition Monitoring

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Michael Jones, Md Arifur Rahman, Mohammad Taheri, Hossein Taheri
Proc. ASME. IMECE2023, Volume 3: Advanced Manufacturing, V003T03A014, October 29–November 2, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2023-112954
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2023-112954
View Paper titled, Numerical Study of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for Railway Condition Monitoring
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Topics: Acoustics, Condition monitoring, Data acquisition systems, Fibers, Finite element analysis, Railroads
Proceedings Papers

Wheel Impact Detection: Cost Savings and Safety Through “Management by Prevention”

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Yan H. Tse, Paul G. Steets
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 1-10, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0585
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0585
View Paper titled, Wheel Impact Detection: Cost Savings and Safety Through “Management by Prevention”
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Topics: Safety, Wheels, Sensors, Stress, Damage, Traffic, Trains, Cracking (Materials), Fracture (Process), Rail wheels
Proceedings Papers

Burn-Off Simulation of a Railroad Roller Bearing

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Gerald B. Anderson, James E. Cline, Richard Smith
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 87-96, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0596
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0596
View Paper titled, Burn-Off Simulation of a Railroad Roller Bearing
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Topics: Railroads, Roller bearings, Simulation, Bearings, Acoustics, Failure, Freight cars, Lasers, Signal processing, Transportation systems
Proceedings Papers

Progress in Railway Mechanical Engineering: 1995–1996 Survey — Locomotives

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A. C. Bieber
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 35-47, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0590
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0590
View Paper titled, Progress in Railway Mechanical Engineering: 1995–1996 Survey — Locomotives
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Topics: Locomotives, Mechanical engineering, Railroads, Design, Diesel, Manufacturing industry, Rails
Proceedings Papers

Development of a Generator Within a Bearing to Provide On-Board Power for Freight Cars

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Ram P. Samy, R. Fuquen, Michael L. French, Orestes J. Varonis, Ronald J. Vuksta, Samuel R. Williams
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 25-30, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0588
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0588
View Paper titled, Development of a Generator Within a Bearing to Provide On-Board Power for Freight Cars
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Topics: Bearings, Freight cars, Generators, Trains, Batteries, Brakes, Design, Energy generation, Permanent magnets, Railroads
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Progress in Railway Mechanical Engineering: 1995–1996 Report of Survey Committee — Passenger and Commuter Rail Vehicles and Components

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Charles M. Smith
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 105-111, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0598
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0598
View Paper titled, Progress in Railway Mechanical Engineering: 1995–1996 Report of Survey Committee — Passenger and Commuter Rail Vehicles and Components
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Topics: Mechanical engineering, Rail vehicles, Railroads, Rails, Vehicles
Proceedings Papers

Improvements and Tests of Slackfree Drawbar

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Frank S. McKeown, Charles P. Spencer, Horst T. Kaufhold
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 63-71, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0593
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0593
View Paper titled, Improvements and Tests of Slackfree Drawbar
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Topics: Automobiles, Casting, Containers, Deflection, Geometry, Lubrication, Manufacturing, Railroads, Rails, Steel
Proceedings Papers

Overview of the Trainline Communication Network and Associated Systems

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Thomas E. Nast
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 17-24, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0587
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0587
View Paper titled, Overview of the Trainline Communication Network and Associated Systems
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Topics: Brakes, Locomotives, Monitoring systems, Railroads, Trains, Vehicles
Proceedings Papers

Demonstration of the Electric Controlled Pneumatic Brakes on the Union Pacific Railroad

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Robert A. Cartwright, David S. McConnell
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 11-15, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0586
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0586
View Paper titled, Demonstration of the Electric Controlled Pneumatic Brakes on the Union Pacific Railroad
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Topics: Brakes, Pacific Ocean, Railroads, Reliability, Trains, Wire
Proceedings Papers

A New Detection Technique to Identify Defective Railroad Bearings

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Gerald B. Anderson, James E. Cline, Daniel H. Stone, R. L. Smith
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Rail Transportation, 31-33, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0589
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0589
View Paper titled, A New Detection Technique to Identify Defective Railroad Bearings
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Topics: Bearings, Railroads, Acoustics, Failure, Trains, Artificial neural networks, Inspection, Maintenance, Operating temperature, Pattern recognition
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Development and Validation of a Diagnosis Method for Diesel Engines

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D. A. Kouremenos, C. D. Rakopoulos, D. T. Hountalas
Proc. ASME. IMECE96, Advanced Energy Systems, 527-539, November 17–22, 1996
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1996-0312
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1996-0312
View Paper titled, Development and Validation of a Diagnosis Method for Diesel Engines
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Topics: Diesel engines, Engines, Engineers, Fault diagnosis, Maintenance, Energy generation, Engine cylinders, Exhaust systems, Flaw detection, Fuels
Proceedings Papers

High Resolution Real Time Synthetic Aperture Imaging in Solids Using Virtual Elements

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Chengyang Huang, Francesco Lanza di Scalea
Proc. ASME. IMECE2022, Volume 9: Mechanics of Solids, Structures, and Fluids; Micro- and Nano-Systems Engineering and Packaging; Safety Engineering, Risk, and Reliability Analysis; Research Posters, V009T14A001, October 30–November 3, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2022-94445
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2022-94445
View Paper titled, High Resolution Real Time Synthetic Aperture Imaging in Solids Using Virtual Elements
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Topics: Imaging, Nondestructive evaluation, Resolution (Optics), Solids, Emissions, Rails, Data acquisition systems, Algorithms, Railroads, Aluminum
Proceedings Papers

Rail Vehicle Dynamic Parameter Identification

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N. G. Wilson, C. L. Urban, M. S. Burnett
Proc. ASME. IMECE97, Rail Transportation, 83-87, November 16–21, 1997
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1997-0596
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0596
View Paper titled, Rail Vehicle Dynamic Parameter Identification
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Topics: Rail vehicles, Center of mass, Dynamic models, Equations of motion, Experimental methods, Iron, Railroads, Rails, Resonance, Simulation results
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Application of Instrumented Wheel Set Technology to Transit System Research and Development

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Nicholas G. Wilson, Stanley T. Gurule, Britto R. Rajkumar
Proc. ASME. IMECE97, Rail Transportation, 89-96, November 16–21, 1997
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1997-0597
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0597
View Paper titled, Application of Instrumented Wheel Set Technology to Transit System Research and Development
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Topics: Industrial research, Transportation systems, Wheelsets, Design, Maintenance, Computers, Optimization, Railroads, Vehicle dynamics
Proceedings Papers

Acoustic Identification of a Spun Cone Roller Bearing Defect

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Gerald B. Anderson, Richard L. Smith
Proc. ASME. IMECE97, Rail Transportation, 19-25, November 16–21, 1997
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1997-0589
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0589
View Paper titled, Acoustic Identification of a Spun Cone Roller Bearing Defect
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Topics: Acoustics, Roller bearings, Bearings, Press fits, Railroads, Sensors, Spin (Aerodynamics), Spinning (Textile)
Proceedings Papers

Capacity Planning & Order Promising in a Remanufacturing Shop

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K. Shivpuri
Proc. ASME. IMECE97, Rail Transportation, 75-81, November 16–21, 1997
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1997-0595
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0595
View Paper titled, Capacity Planning & Order Promising in a Remanufacturing Shop
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Topics: Certainty, Freight cars, Industrial capacity, Locomotives, Production planning, Railroads, Uncertainty
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On the Virtues of Steerable Locomotive Bogies

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Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. IMECE97, Rail Transportation, 125-142, November 16–21, 1997
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1997-0600
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0600
View Paper titled, On the Virtues of Steerable Locomotive Bogies
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Topics: Locomotives, Railroad passenger cars, Railroads, Dynamics (Mechanics), Rails, Railway vehicles, Simulation models, Simulation results, Trucks, Wheels
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A Simple Method for Estimating Railcar Wheel Tread Temperature Rise During Braking

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G. J. Moyar, F. G. Carlson
Proc. ASME. IMECE97, Rail Transportation, 65-74, November 16–21, 1997
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1997-0594
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0594
View Paper titled, A Simple Method for Estimating Railcar Wheel Tread Temperature Rise During Braking
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Topics: Braking, Temperature, Wheels, Drag (Fluid dynamics), Trains, Brakes, Computational methods, Computer software, Cycles, Engineering simulation