Essays about: "thesis common rail"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words thesis common rail.
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16. Influence of Switches and Crossings on Wheel Wear of a Freight Vehicle
University essay from KTH/SpårfordonAbstract : Turnouts (Switches & Crossings) are important components in railway networks, as they provide the necessary flexibility for train operations by allowing trains to change among the tracks. But the turnout’s geometry with discontinuity in rail profiles and lack of transition curve causes additional wear both on track and on vehicle. READ MORE
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17. Suburban retrofitting : a useful strategy for swedish urban planners?
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : There is an on-going generational shift related to car culture, occurring in the developed world. After decades of increased driving, a decline can now be seen in twenty of the developed countries. Moreover, one out of five regional shopping malls in America is either dead or likely to fail within the next five years. READ MORE
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18. Is GSM-R the limiting factor for the ERTMS system capacity?
University essay from KTH/Trafik och logistikAbstract : The European Rail Traffic Management System, ERTMS, is introduced as a common signalling system for the European railway network. ERTMS consist of two main parts, the signalling part ETCS and the radio transmission system GSM-R, based on the well-established GSM standard. READ MORE
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19. Investigation of Friction Modelling and Elastic Tooling influences on the Springback Behaviour in Sheet Metal Forming Analysis
University essay from Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskapAbstract : Sheet metal forming is one of the most common forming processes used in the industry, especially in the automotive industry. It becomes a common sense, that by increasing the accurate simulation of sheet metal forming, the industry can save dramatic cost in trial-and-error process when designing the sheet metal forming tools. READ MORE
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20. Life Cycle Assessment of Railway Bridges : Developing a LCA tool for evaluating Railway Bridges
University essay from KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad; KTH/Järnvägsgruppen, JVGAbstract : The global understanding that natural resources and non renewable energy sources are not inexhaustible has been growing lately together with the increase of conscientiousness on the consequences that our demanding way of life has on the environment. Global warming, ozone layer depletion, the greenhouse effect or the acid rain, are some of these consequences, which may reach catastrophic levels if nothing is done to emend the actual situation. READ MORE
