Agenda
Wednesday – December 9th, 2020
9:05am
Opening Statements
09:10am
India rail’s rolling stock brake system in the LHB coaches, its en-route monitoring system and brake system testing and maintenance
Kapil Jambuhlkar, Head of Rolling Stock Maintenance, Indian Railways
09:40AM
Linear induction motors for braking application: a novel concept
Roberto Palacin, Reader in Transport Futures, Newcastle University
10:10AM
Railroad air brake test
Dominik Browne, Former Dir. Training, Norfolk Southern and Consultant, Heartwood
10:40AM
Impact of winter weather conditions on brake systems and ways of overcoming the challenges
Denis Emorine, Senior Expert Brake System, Alstom
11:10AM
Q & A
11:30AM
Networking break
11:50AM
Braking curves for autonomous shunting and implications for a sensor system
Raphael Pfaff, Professor of Rail Vehicle Engineering, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences
12:20PM
Experimental studies of the causes of disc brake “creaking”
Yury Osenin, Professor, Berdyansk University of Management and Business
12:50PM
Technical problems related to signaling system parameters for braking, K-Dry and K-Wet
Guido Tarquini, Brake System Senior Engineer, Hitachi
13:20PM
Q & A
13:40PM
Lunch break
14:00PM
Networking
14:30PM
Optimisation of the wheel/rail interface using Top of Rail Friction Modifiers
Jackie Butterfield, Lead Applications Engineer, L.B Foster Rail Technologies
15:00PM
The importance of tribochemistry in making organic formulations greener
Carlos Lorenzana, Technical Director, RIMSA
15:30PM
Friction additives – solutions for various types of friction railway brakes
Christian Schmied, Tribotecc
16:00PM
Using simulation to improve operational uncertainty
Stuart Brown, Principal Electrical Engineer, DB ESG