A Study of Aerodynamic Effects of High-Speed Trains through Tunnels

2011 ◽  
Vol 94-96 ◽  
pp. 1663-1667
Author(s):  
Jing Zhao ◽  
Ren Xian Li
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
High Speed Train ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Geometry Model ◽  
Flow Geometry ◽  
High Speed Trains ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Numerical Calculation Method

In this paper, the aerodynamic effects of high-speed train passing in tunnels are investigated in numerical calculation method of hydromechanics. According to the actual situation of flow filed when the train through the tunnel, the flow geometry model is set up. The flow problem is described by Navier-Stokes equations of unsteady viscous compressible fluid and k-e two equations turbulent model. Thereby the aerodynamic effects of the train through the tunnel are analyzed comprehensively. The changes of the air pressure in tunnel caused by high-speed train entering into the tunnel are mainly analyzed. In addition, the mechanical characteristics of carriages when two train in the tunnel passing through each other are analyzed.

Aerodynamic Simulation of the Air Flow beneath the High Speed Train

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 2035-2040
Author(s):  
Ye Bo Liu ◽  
Zhi Ming Liu
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Pressure Coefficient ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
High Speed Train ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
High Speed Trains

Numerical simulations were carried out to investigate the air flow and pressure distributions beneath high speed trains, based on the three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the SST k-ω two-equation turbulence model. The simulation scenarios were of the high speed train, the CRH2, running in the open air at four different speeds: 200km/h, 250km/h, 300km/h and 350km/h. The results show that, the highest area of pressure is located at the front underbody part of the train whist the pressure for rest of the train is relatively small. Increasing speed does not visibly increase the pressure coefficient, indicating that the pressure increases with the square of the operational speed.

Wind-Induced Response of ADSS during the Passage of High-Speed Train

2014 ◽  
Vol 590 ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Qiang Gao ◽  
Hai Lin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Wind Flow ◽  
High Speed Train ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
High Speed Trains

In this paper, the wind-induced response of the ADSS is analyzed when the high-speed trains pass by. The wind flow field of the high-speed train is simulated based on the three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations, combined with the k-ε turbulence model. The result is shown that the wind load acting on the ADSS is quite low and the stress of the line clamp increases a little.

Dynamics of Multi-Connected Bodies Supported by Damper-Spring Systems Moving in a Narrow Passage

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhisa Fujita ◽  
Atsuhiko Shintani ◽  
Fuminobu Hatae ◽  
Shingo Toyama
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Nuclear Reactor ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Rigid Bodies ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Flow Passage ◽  
Fluid Forces ◽  
Narrow Passage ◽  
High Speed Trains

In this paper, the vibrational behavior and unstable phenomena of multi-connected bodies supported by damper-spring elements moving in a narrow flow passage are investigated. These vibrational phenomena have been often observed in high-speed trains running in tunnels, cleaning robots going through pipings, medical machines in human blood vessels and core internal structures in nuclear reactor vessels. The fluid forces acting on the multi-connected rigid bodies are obtained analytically on the basis of the Navier-Stokes equations applied to a narrow flow passage. After the equations of coupled motion of the multi-connected bodies and fluid are derived, a stability analysis is performed, taking physical dimensions such as gaps etc. as parameters.

scholarly journals Investigation of Wall Function Effects on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Turbulent Flow Around a Simplified High-Speed Train

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 309-318
Author(s):  
Alireza Hajipour ◽  
Arash Mirabdolah Lavasani ◽  
Mohammad Eftekhari Yazdi
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Aerodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
High Speed Train ◽  
Wall Function ◽  
Accurate Analysis ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Wall Functions ◽  
The Government

Modelling of turbulence is a vital issue for flow forecasting which is of great interest for most of engineering applications like flow over planes, movement of pollutants and some industrial processes. Originally, via solving the government equations (Navier-Stokes equations) the flow field can be simulated. With developing PCs and high-performance computers, implementing of Navier-Stokes equations for numerical simulation is increasing. In this research, the effects of some wall functions on aerodynamic and turbulence behavior of air flow around a simplified high-speed train via OpenFOAM software are numerically investigated. In the following, first, the effects of some default and common wall functions of OpenFOAM on the flow and aerodynamic key parameters are analyzed and then, a relatively new wall function called “Enhanced Wall Function” was implemented from ANSYS FLUENT into OpenFOAM and improvement for comprehensive simulation. Variations of flow key parameters such as velocity, pressure distribution and aerodynamic significant components and parameters such as lift, drag and side coefficients under the influence of wall functions changes are illustrated. The results could be used for obtaining more accurate analysis of aerodynamic characteristics of fluid flow around high-speed trains.

scholarly journals Flow Pressure Behavior Downstream of Ski Jumps

Fluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agostino Lauria ◽  
Giancarlo Alfonsi ◽  
Ali Tafarojnoruz
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Pressure Head ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Maximum Pressure ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Free Jet ◽  
Jet Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Ski jump spillways are frequently implemented to dissipate energy from high-speed flows. The general feature of this structure is to transform the spillway flow into a free jet up to a location where the impact of the jet creates a plunge pool, representing an area for potential erosion phenomena. In the present investigation, several tests with different ski jump bucket angles are executed numerically by means of the OpenFOAM® digital library, taking advantage of the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations (RANS) approach. The results are compared to those obtained experimentally by other authors as related to the jet length and shape, obtaining physical insights into the jet characteristics. Particular attention is given to the maximum pressure head at the tailwater. Simple equations are proposed to predict the maximum dynamic pressure head acting on the tailwater, as dependent upon the Froude number, and the maximum pressure head on the bucket. Results of this study provide useful suggestions for the design of ski jump spillways in dam construction.

Numerical simulation of the stalled flow within a vaned centrifugal pump

2004 ◽  
Vol 218 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
K M Guleren ◽  
A Pinarbasi
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Reverse Flow ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Leakage Flow ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Low Pass

The main goal of the present work is to analyse the numerical simulation of a centrifugal pump by solving Navier-Stokes equations, coupled with the ‘standard k-∊’ turbulence model. The pump consists of an impeller having five curved blades with nine diffuser vanes. The shaft rotates at 890r/min. Flow characteristics are assumed to be stalled in the appropriate region of flowrate levels of 1.31-2.861/s. Numerical analysis techniques are performed on a commercial FLUENT package program assuming steady, incompressible flow conditions with decreasing flowrate. Under stall conditions the flow in the diffuser passage alternates between outward jetting when the low-pass-filtered pressure is high to a reverse flow when the filtered pressure is low. Being below design conditions, there is a consistent high-speed leakage flow in the gap between the impeller and the diffuser from the exit side of the diffuser to the beginning of the volute. Separation of this leakage flow from the diffuser vane causes the onset of stall. As the flowrate decreases both the magnitude of the leakage within the vaneless part of the pump and reverse flow within a stalled diffuser passage increase. As this occurs, the stall-cell size extends from one to two diffuser passages. Comparisons are made with experimental data and show good agreement.

Simulation of the subsonic flow in a high-speed centrifugal compressor impeller by the pressure-based method

1998 ◽  
Vol 212 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Wang ◽  
S Komori
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Compressible Flows ◽  
Incompressible Flows ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Centrifugal Impeller ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Compressor Impeller ◽  
Collocated Grid

A pressure-based finite volume procedure developed previously for incompressible flows is extended to predict the three-dimensional compressible flow within a centrifugal impeller. In this procedure, the general curvilinear coordinate system is used and the collocated grid arrangement is adopted. Mass-averaging is used to close the instantaneous Navier-Stokes equations. The covariant velocity components are used as the main variables for the momentum equations, making the pressure-velocity coupling easier. The procedure is successfully applied to predict various compressible flows from subsonic to supersonic. With the aid of the k-ɛ turbulence model, the flow details within a centrifugal impeller are obtained using the present procedure. Predicted distributions of the meridional velocity and the static pressure are reasonable. Calculated radial velocities and flow angles are favourably compared with the measurements at the exit of the impeller.

Computations of the Compressible Multiphase Flow Over the Cavitating High-Speed Torpedo

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. M. Owis ◽  
Ali H. Nayfeh
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Multiphase Flows ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Multiphase System ◽  
System Of Equations ◽  
Cavitating Flows ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Compressible Multiphase Flow ◽  
Speed Flow

For high-speed cavitating flows, compressibility becomes significant in the liquid phase as well as in the vapor phase. In addition, the compressible energy equation is required for studying the effects of the propulsive jet on the cavity. Therefore, a numerical method is developed to compute cavitating flows over high-speed torpedoes using the full unsteady compressible Navier-Stokes equations. The multiphase system of equations is preconditioned for low-speed flow computations. Using the mass fraction form, we derive an eigensystem for both the conditioned and the nonconditioned system of equations. This eigensystem provides stability for the numerical discretization of the convective flux and increases the convergence rate. This method can be used to compute single as well as multiphase flows. The governing equations are discretized on a structured grid using an upwind flux difference scheme with flux limits. Single as well as multiphase flows are computed over a cavitating torpedo. The results indicate that the preconditioned system of equations converges rapidly to the required solution at very low speeds. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the measurements.

Calculation of Debris Trajectories During High-Speed Snowplowing

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. K. Nakhla ◽  
B. E. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Particle Tracking ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Turbulence Modeling ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Engineering Model ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Snow Plowing ◽  
Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes

An engineering model is presented to calculate the trajectory of airborne debris that adversely affects visibility during high-speed snow plowing. Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are solved numerically with turbulence-modeling, particle-tracking, and cutting-edge approximations. Results suggest snow can be divided into splash and snow-cloud when designing treatments to improve visibility for snowplow drivers and following traffic. Calculated results confirm the findings of windtunnel and road tests, specifically that the trap angle of overplow deflectors should be less than 50 degrees to eliminate snow debris blowing over top of the plow onto the windscreen.

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