Inflow turbulence generation methods

X Wu - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Research activities on inflow turbulence generation methods have been vigorous over the
past quarter century, accompanying advances in eddy-resolving computations of spatially …

Dynamic analysis of the effect of nose length on train aerodynamic performance

G Chen, XB Li, Z Liu, D Zhou, Z Wang, XF Liang… - Journal of Wind …, 2019 - Elsevier
The improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES) was used to study the influence of
the train's nose length on its aerodynamic performance. Both the time-averaged and …

[HTML][HTML] Large eddy simulation of the neutral atmospheric boundary layer: performance evaluation of three inflow methods for terrains with different roughness

R Vasaturo, I Kalkman, B Blocken… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
In large eddy simulations (LES) of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), the choice of
inflow method and the specification of surface roughness are crucial for obtaining accurate …

Impact of the bogies and cavities on the aerodynamic behaviour of a high-speed train. An IDDES study

J Wang, G Minelli, T Dong, K He, S Krajnović - Journal of Wind Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effects of bogie cavities and bogies on the aerodynamic
behaviour of a high-speed train (HST) using improved delayed detached eddy simulation …

Numerical and experimental study on the aerodynamic force coefficients of railway vehicles on an embankment in crosswind

Y Noguchi, M Suzuki, C Baker, K Nakade - Journal of Wind Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
It is necessary to obtain the aerodynamic force coefficients of the train on the embankment
for the assessment of the running safety in a crosswind. In general, wind tunnel tests are …

Experimental study on aerodynamic characteristics of high-speed train on a truss bridge: A moving model test

XZ Li, M Wang, J Xiao, QY Zou, DJ Liu - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2018 - Elsevier
To address the common issues and deficiencies associated with state-of-art static and
moving train wind tunnel test, this paper devised a novel test system for the aerodynamic test …

Evaluation of RANS, SAS and IDDES models for the simulation of the flow around a high-speed train subjected to crosswind

J Munoz-Paniagua, J García, B Lehugeur - Journal of Wind Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper compares the performance of EARSM, SAS and IDDES turbulence models for
the aerodynamic problem of a high-speed train subjected to crosswind. These approaches …

On the effect of crosswinds on the slipstream of a freight train and associated effects

D Flynn, H Hemida, C Baker - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2016 - Elsevier
When a train moves through the air, a region of air moves along with it at approximately the
same speed: this region of air is known as the 'slipstream'. Numerical simulations were …

Numerical simulation of aerodynamic performance of a couple multiple units high-speed train

J Niu, D Zhou, T Liu, X Liang - Vehicle System Dynamics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In order to determine the effect of the coupling region on train aerodynamic performance,
and how the coupling region affects aerodynamic performance of the couple multiple units …

Aerodynamic drag optimization of a high-speed train

J Munoz-Paniagua, J García - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper considers the optimization of the nose shape of a high-speed train to minimize
the drag coefficient in zero-yaw-angle conditions. The optimization is performed using …