RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTOR VALVE OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM
1. Dragan Milčić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Niš, Serbia
Pneumatic brakes have, at their heart, the distributor valve. These react precisely to changes in brake pipe pressure and provide the corresponding brake pressure in cylinder. Modern valves are sophisticated pieces of technology, providing load-dependent braking for various specific brake types. Reliability of distributor valve is extremely important for the functioning of the air brake system. In paper is show reliability analysis of distributor valve based on the collected time to failure seals of distributor valve.
