Tim McSweeney

About Tim McSweeney

Tim McSweeney, With an exceptional h-index of 11 and a recent h-index of 9 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Central Queensland University, specializes in the field of Railway Engineering.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Hand operated tribometer versus twin disc dry friction characteristics measurements

Digital twin study to investigate the impact of heavy haul train driving strategies on rail wear

Preliminary investigation of an 8-axle freight locomotive design as a possible net-zero-emission motive power solution for Australian rail operational tasks

Influence of wagon and locomotive wheel diameter differences on wear and RCF considering train operational conditions

Principles of the implementation of wheel-rail friction measurements and friction mapping in rail digital twins

Implementation of roughness and elastic-plastic behavior in a wheel-rail contact modeling for locomotive traction studies

An investigation into the effect of slip rate on the traction coefficient behaviour with a laboratory replication of a locomotive wheel rolling/sliding along a railway track

Problems, assumptions and solutions in locomotive design, traction and operational studies

Tim McSweeney Information

University

Position

Adjunct Research Fellow

Citations(all)

631

Citations(since 2020)

370

Cited By

375

hIndex(all)

11

hIndex(since 2020)

9

i10Index(all)

11

i10Index(since 2020)

9

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Tim McSweeney Skills & Research Interests

Railway Engineering

Top articles of Tim McSweeney

Hand operated tribometer versus twin disc dry friction characteristics measurements

Wear

2024/3/15

Digital twin study to investigate the impact of heavy haul train driving strategies on rail wear

2023/1/1

Preliminary investigation of an 8-axle freight locomotive design as a possible net-zero-emission motive power solution for Australian rail operational tasks

2023/1/1

Influence of wagon and locomotive wheel diameter differences on wear and RCF considering train operational conditions

2023/1/1

Principles of the implementation of wheel-rail friction measurements and friction mapping in rail digital twins

2023/1/1

Implementation of roughness and elastic-plastic behavior in a wheel-rail contact modeling for locomotive traction studies

Wear

2023/11/15

An investigation into the effect of slip rate on the traction coefficient behaviour with a laboratory replication of a locomotive wheel rolling/sliding along a railway track

Tribology International

2023/9/1

Problems, assumptions and solutions in locomotive design, traction and operational studies

Railway Engineering Science

2022/9

Implementation of the Contact Roughness at the Wheel-Rail Contact Model for Locomotive Traction Studies

2022/4/20

Advanced modelling and performance evaluation of hydrogen-powered heavy haul locomotive

2022/4/20

Consideration of roughness and elastic-plastic behavior in a wheel-rail contact modeling for locomotive traction studies

2022

What is the Right Way to Model Traction Power Distribution in Complex Heavy Haul Locomotive Models?

2021/8/17

Temperature prediction of railway overhead contact wire

2021/1/1

Rapid charging energy storage system for a hybrid freight locomotive

2020/4/20

Parallel computing in railway research

2020/4/2

Handbook of railway vehicle dynamics

2020/1/1

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