Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the physical and mechanical properties of local carbon materials and the warm compaction method in the production of current collectors for light rail transit (LRT) applications. The problem here is that the current collectors used by the railway industry in Malaysia for the LRT are still imported from foreign countries which is very costly. Furthermore, the production method of commercial current collectors, namely C-Cu composites, is compact and sintered, which also results in relatively high costs. Therefore, this study focuses on replacing the old materials and methods of commercial current collector production with new materials and methods. This study used a local carbon, which is the kernel shell of oil palm as the main carbon for the production of current collectors. The compact and sintered production methods are then replaced by warm compaction and post-heating methods.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Ahmad, M. I. M. UNSPECIFIED Muzafa, M. A. M. UNSPECIFIED Tahir, M. F. M. UNSPECIFIED Rahmat, M. S. UNSPECIFIED Sabri, M. A. M. UNSPECIFIED Selamat, M. UNSPECIFIED |
Subjects: | T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation > Local and light railways T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > College of Engineering |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE) |
UiTM Journal Collections: | UiTM Journal > Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE) |
ISSN: | 1823-5514 ; 2550-164X |
Volume: | 21 |
Number: | 3 |
Page Range: | pp. 319-331 |
Keywords: | Current Collector; C-Cu Composites; Local Carbon; Physical and Mechanical Test |
Date: | September 2024 |
URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/101342 |