PRESENTATION ON

PNUMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM

IN DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE

Deepak NeekhraAITM, ME 4th Year

ROLL N0 - 0835740009

deepakneekhra001@gmail.com

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About BHEL BHEL is an integrated power plant

equipment manufacturer and one of the largest engineering and manufacturing companies in India in terms of turnover.

BHEL established in 1964, ushering in the indigenous Heavy Electrical Equipment industry in India.

BHEL engaged in Design Engineering Manufacture construction

TestingServicing & commissioningTransmissionRenewable Energy

BHEL is a leading Navratna Company in India.

It have 15 manufacturing divisions More than 42600 employees are

performing their work. Two repair units, four regional offices

eight service centres and15 regional centres and currently operate at more than 150 project sites across India and abroad.

BHEL JHANSI It is called second-generation plant of

BHEL Set up in 1974 at an estimated cost of

`16.22 crores inclusive of `2.1 crores for township.

Its foundation was laid by late Mrs. Indira Gandhi the prime minister on 9th Jan. 1974.

The commercial production of the unit began in 1976-77 with an output of `53 lacs since then there has been no looking back for BHEL Jhansi.

Products in BHEL JHANSI Locomotives:

- Diesel locomotive 

- AC/DC locomotive

- Special purpose wagons. 

- Rail cum road Vehicle. 

- Synchrolift 

TransformersTYPE  RANGE

• Power Transformer  upto 400 kV/315 MVA

• Rectifier Transformer  upto 132 KV/120 kA

• Furnace Transformer  upto 33 kV/60 MVA

• Transformer for ESP  upto 95 kVp/1400mA

• Voltage Transformer  upto 220 kV

• Current Transformer  upto 400 kV

• Traction Transformers      Single Phase Freight Loco - upto 25 kV/5400kVA      Three Phase Freight Loco - upto 25 kV/7475kVA

   upto 25 kV/5400kVA upto 25 kV/7475kVA

• Transformer for ACEMU upto 25 kV/1550 kVA  upto 25 kV/1550 kVA

• Cast Resin Dry Type Transformer upto 33 kV/15 MVA

 upto 33 kV/15 MVA

Pneumatic Braking System

• The air brake is the standard, fail-safe, train brake used by railways all over the world. 

•   It is based on the simple physical properties of compressed air. 

Block Diagram

Components

• Compressor• Main Reservoir• Driver's Brake Valve• Feed Valve• Equalising Reservoir• Angle Cocks• Coupled Hoses• Brake Cylinder

• Auxiliary Reservoir• Brake Block• Brake Rigging• Triple Valve

Brake Release

Brake Application

Lap

Two Pipe Systems

References

• Wikipedia• Railway Technical USA• Scrib.com• Bhel.com