Complexity Analysis on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Mega High-Speed Train Caused by the Wind Barrier on the Embankment

With the world development of high-speed railways and increasing speeds, aerodynamic forces and moments acting on trains have been increased further, making trains stay at a “floated” state. Under a strong crosswind, the aerodynamic performance of a train on the embankment is greatly deteriorated; l...

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Main Authors: He-xuan Hu, Wan-xin Lei, Ye Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7130532
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description With the world development of high-speed railways and increasing speeds, aerodynamic forces and moments acting on trains have been increased further, making trains stay at a “floated” state. Under a strong crosswind, the aerodynamic performance of a train on the embankment is greatly deteriorated; lift force and horizontal force borne by trains will be increased quickly; trains may suffer derailing or overturning more easily compared with the flat ground; train derailing will take place when the case is serious. All of these phenomena have brought risks to people’s life and properties. Hence, the paper establishes an aerodynamic model about a high-speed train passing an air barrier, computes aerodynamic forces and moments, and analyzes pulsating pressures on the train surface as well as those of unsteady flow fields around the train. Computational results indicate that when the train passed the embankment air barrier, the head wave of air pressure full wave is more than the tail wave; the absolute value of negative wave is more than that of the positive wave, which is more obvious in the head train. When the train is passing the air barrier, pressure pulsation values at head train points are more than those at other points, while pressure changes most violently at the train bottom, and pressure values close to the air barrier are more than those points far from the air barrier. Pressure values at the cross section 1 were larger than those of other points. Pressure values at measurement points of the tail train ranked the second place, with the maximum negative pressure of 1253 Pa. Pressure change amplitudes and maximum negative pressure on the train surface are increased quickly, while pressure peak values on the high-speed train surface are in direct ratio to the running speed. With the increased speed of the high-speed train, when it is running in the embankment air barrier, the aerodynamic force and moment borne by each train body are increased sharply, while the head train suffers the most obvious influences of aerodynamic effects.
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spelling doaj-art-e3908128d16c49289258d34f38486b582025-08-20T02:21:24ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262018-01-01201810.1155/2018/71305327130532Complexity Analysis on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Mega High-Speed Train Caused by the Wind Barrier on the EmbankmentHe-xuan Hu0Wan-xin Lei1Ye Zhang2College of Computer and Information, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaCollege of Computer and Information, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaWith the world development of high-speed railways and increasing speeds, aerodynamic forces and moments acting on trains have been increased further, making trains stay at a “floated” state. Under a strong crosswind, the aerodynamic performance of a train on the embankment is greatly deteriorated; lift force and horizontal force borne by trains will be increased quickly; trains may suffer derailing or overturning more easily compared with the flat ground; train derailing will take place when the case is serious. All of these phenomena have brought risks to people’s life and properties. Hence, the paper establishes an aerodynamic model about a high-speed train passing an air barrier, computes aerodynamic forces and moments, and analyzes pulsating pressures on the train surface as well as those of unsteady flow fields around the train. Computational results indicate that when the train passed the embankment air barrier, the head wave of air pressure full wave is more than the tail wave; the absolute value of negative wave is more than that of the positive wave, which is more obvious in the head train. When the train is passing the air barrier, pressure pulsation values at head train points are more than those at other points, while pressure changes most violently at the train bottom, and pressure values close to the air barrier are more than those points far from the air barrier. Pressure values at the cross section 1 were larger than those of other points. Pressure values at measurement points of the tail train ranked the second place, with the maximum negative pressure of 1253 Pa. Pressure change amplitudes and maximum negative pressure on the train surface are increased quickly, while pressure peak values on the high-speed train surface are in direct ratio to the running speed. With the increased speed of the high-speed train, when it is running in the embankment air barrier, the aerodynamic force and moment borne by each train body are increased sharply, while the head train suffers the most obvious influences of aerodynamic effects.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7130532
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Complexity Analysis on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Mega High-Speed Train Caused by the Wind Barrier on the Embankment
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title Complexity Analysis on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Mega High-Speed Train Caused by the Wind Barrier on the Embankment
title_full Complexity Analysis on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Mega High-Speed Train Caused by the Wind Barrier on the Embankment
title_fullStr Complexity Analysis on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Mega High-Speed Train Caused by the Wind Barrier on the Embankment
title_full_unstemmed Complexity Analysis on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Mega High-Speed Train Caused by the Wind Barrier on the Embankment
title_short Complexity Analysis on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Mega High-Speed Train Caused by the Wind Barrier on the Embankment
title_sort complexity analysis on the aerodynamic performance of the mega high speed train caused by the wind barrier on the embankment
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