Generally I have seem the limited braking capability of trains and other such heavy vehicles be explained in terms of the low heat capacity of the brakes, that is, once you are dealing with the massive amounts of kinetic energy involved on a moving train, attempting to turn all that energy into heat via friction will quickly overload the pads of the brakes and prevent them from working effectively. Yet, a friction buffer stop, a device which grips the rails using just a few relatively small braking jaws that, presumably, has a much lower heat capacity than the far larger brakes of the train, is able to stop a train much more quickly than it would be able to by using it's actual braking system. How come?
Here is a video showing a friction buffer stop in action:
https://youtu.be/mBaP27QeVvc
EDIT: Spelling
My understanding is that combustion cars have brakes that turn the car's kinetic energy into heat energy, and electric cars have both these conventional brakes and can also do regenerative braking that turns some of the car's kinetic energy into electricity instead of heat. The reason they have both is that regenerative brakes can't apply nearly as much braking force as normal brakes. My question is, would it be possible for regenerative braking to be engineered to be capable of stopping a car just as quickly/effectively as conventional friction brakes can?
Still new to the car and trying to get the functionality down. I noticed the other day, when I needed to stop shorter than the single-pedal regen was slowing me, that pushing the brake pedal didn't affect the regen bar. It made me wonder if the brake pedal is strictly for the friction brakes and doesn't do regen to its best ability like some other EVs do
So cars like tesla have full regen when lifting off had pedal, and any use of the brake pedal only add friction braking.
Other EVs have "blended braking" where pressing the brake pedal controls the amount of regen until more force is required than it can produce and then friction brakes are added.
How do formula e cars deal with braking? I heard something about a paddle on steering wheel that applies regen. Does that mean the brake pedal did not activate any regen and only friction brakes?
Does lifting off the accelerator apply some regen?
What activates regen?
Flat bar. Cantilever brakes. 3x7 shimano. Bonus points if retailer also has cables and housing.
I am looking to get some better brake pads for my 2018 Camaro LS with single piston stock brakes, and the performance options for these brakes are highly limited. While browsing RockAuto, I stumbled upon DYNAMIC FRICTION 1000188600 Track/Street Pads. This seems to be the only true track-ready option.
However, I never heard of Dynamic Friction Company, and I could not ever find any reviews for their products online.
Did any of you have any experience using their pads with spirited or track driving?
