High Speed Infrared Wheel Analysis
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Film of recorded footage of a high speed infrared wheel analysis recorded from 30 to 8000 frame per second and played back at 24 frame per second to study the resulting patterns of hotspots of a brake against a wheel running at 100 horse power, 60 miles per hour. A voice over discussion of scientists analyzing the results plays along with the film. Shot at Univ. of IL RR research
Credits
Jack Behrend (producer); Jack Behrend (contributor); Jack Behrend (cinematographer)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Jack Behrend Collection
Sponsor: Griffin Wheel Company
Subjects: Scientific equipment; Industrial design; Machinery
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Champaign
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - Var MS, CU interior factory, machinery turning, Griffin train wheel rotating in machine; 00:40 - MS interior lab, operating board and instruments, CU screen, test being run; 00:59 - filmed test on screen of CU wheel running against brake, sparks generated, high speed infrared wheel analysis, all tests run at 100 h.p., 60 m.p.h., 30-8000 pictures/sec. played back at 24 pictures/sec., VO men are discussing their analysis of the wheel test as it plays, slow down and speed up film to study test of filmed hotspots; 12:52 - CU vertical test sheets that document pattern of hotspots as wheel went around; 13:14-15:24 - film of wheel hotspots on leading edge of shoe against wheel, credits
Cfa elements: Print, 555 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3461; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3455
Sponsor: Griffin Wheel Company
Subjects: Scientific equipment; Industrial design; Machinery
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Champaign
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - Var MS, CU interior factory, machinery turning, Griffin train wheel rotating in machine; 00:40 - MS interior lab, operating board and instruments, CU screen, test being run; 00:59 - filmed test on screen of CU wheel running against brake, sparks generated, high speed infrared wheel analysis, all tests run at 100 h.p., 60 m.p.h., 30-8000 pictures/sec. played back at 24 pictures/sec., VO men are discussing their analysis of the wheel test as it plays, slow down and speed up film to study test of filmed hotspots; 12:52 - CU vertical test sheets that document pattern of hotspots as wheel went around; 13:14-15:24 - film of wheel hotspots on leading edge of shoe against wheel, credits
Cfa elements: Print, 555 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3461; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3455
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:05