1. A wind-tunnel methodology for assessing the slipstream of high-speed trains.
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Bell, J.R., Burton, D., Thompson, M.C., Herbst, A.H., and Sheridan, J.
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WIND tunnels , *HIGH speed trains , *METHODOLOGY , *REGULATORY compliance , *VEHICLE design & construction - Abstract
A 1/10th-scale wind-tunnel technique for assessing the slipstream of high-speed trains (HST) is assessed through comparison to full-scale field and 1/25th-scale moving-model experimental results of an Inter-City Express 3 (ICE3) – a HST in operation throughout Europe and Asia – with the view of applying the wind-tunnel methodology for checking regulatory compliance in the design phase of a HST. The effect of the experimental limitations inherent in a wind-tunnel slipstream methodology: the presence of a stationary floor, reduced length of the model, limited test-section size and ground-fixed frame-of-reference are also investigated. Subsequently, recommendations for the use of wind-tunnel and moving model methodologies for assessing the slipstream of prototype HSTs with an applied, industrial aerodynamics focus, are made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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