Modeling and Simulation of the Aerodynamic Noise of High-Speed Train’s Pantograph

This article aims to investigate the aerodynamic noise of the pantograph of the high-speed trains in different operating conditions. CFD technique was used to assess the acoustic noise of the pantograph components. Three-dimensional computational simulations were performed using FLUENT software. Com...

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Main Authors: R. E. Shaltout, N. M. Aljameel, A. F. AbdelGawad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1164017
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description This article aims to investigate the aerodynamic noise of the pantograph of the high-speed trains in different operating conditions. CFD technique was used to assess the acoustic noise of the pantograph components. Three-dimensional computational simulations were performed using FLUENT software. Comprehensive analyses of the acoustic pressure and the air velocity distributions were accomplished for the detailed full-scale pantograph components. Good agreement was found between the obtained results and the reported results in the literature. Vortex shedding was the main source of noise at the pantograph panhead and knee. A modified model for the pantograph was introduced to reduce the aerodynamic noise of the pantograph’s panhead. A different design profile for the collector was presented as a possible solution for the reduction of both the aerodynamic noise and the reduction of the fluctuating forces at the panhead-catenary interaction, which affects the quality of the power transmitted to the high-speed train. The cylindrical cross-section of the panhead bars was replaced with different cross-sections. It was noticed that at a speed of 250 km/hr, the use of an elliptic cross-section has resulted in an almost 23.1% reduction in the acoustic sound pressure for the pantograph.
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spelling doaj-art-b18e6eb55ae141048a8ddd5bb9adec3a2025-08-20T03:39:25ZengWileyJournal of Engineering2314-49122022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1164017Modeling and Simulation of the Aerodynamic Noise of High-Speed Train’s PantographR. E. Shaltout0N. M. Aljameel1A. F. AbdelGawad2Mechanical Power Engineering DepartmentMechanical Power Engineering DepartmentMechanical Power Engineering DepartmentThis article aims to investigate the aerodynamic noise of the pantograph of the high-speed trains in different operating conditions. CFD technique was used to assess the acoustic noise of the pantograph components. Three-dimensional computational simulations were performed using FLUENT software. Comprehensive analyses of the acoustic pressure and the air velocity distributions were accomplished for the detailed full-scale pantograph components. Good agreement was found between the obtained results and the reported results in the literature. Vortex shedding was the main source of noise at the pantograph panhead and knee. A modified model for the pantograph was introduced to reduce the aerodynamic noise of the pantograph’s panhead. A different design profile for the collector was presented as a possible solution for the reduction of both the aerodynamic noise and the reduction of the fluctuating forces at the panhead-catenary interaction, which affects the quality of the power transmitted to the high-speed train. The cylindrical cross-section of the panhead bars was replaced with different cross-sections. It was noticed that at a speed of 250 km/hr, the use of an elliptic cross-section has resulted in an almost 23.1% reduction in the acoustic sound pressure for the pantograph.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1164017
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Modeling and Simulation of the Aerodynamic Noise of High-Speed Train’s Pantograph
Journal of Engineering
title Modeling and Simulation of the Aerodynamic Noise of High-Speed Train’s Pantograph
title_full Modeling and Simulation of the Aerodynamic Noise of High-Speed Train’s Pantograph
title_fullStr Modeling and Simulation of the Aerodynamic Noise of High-Speed Train’s Pantograph
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title_short Modeling and Simulation of the Aerodynamic Noise of High-Speed Train’s Pantograph
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