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Wind and Structures Volume 20, Number 2, February 2015 , pages 143-168 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2015.20.2.143 |
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Dynamics of high-speed train in crosswinds based on an air-train-track interaction model |
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Wanming Zhai, Jizhong Yang, Zhen Li and Haiyan Han
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| Abstract | ||
| A numerical model for analyzing airtraintrack interaction is proposed to investigate the dynamic behavior of a high-speed train running on a track in crosswinds. The model is composed of a traintrack interaction model and a trainair interaction model. The traintrack interaction model is built on the basis of the vehicletrack coupled dynamics theory. The trainair interaction model is developed based on the train aerodynamics, in which the Arbitrary LagrangianEulerian (ALE) method is employed to deal with the dynamic boundary between the train and the air. Based on the airtraintrack model, characteristics of flow structure around a high-speed train are described and the dynamic behavior of the high-speed train running on track in crosswinds is investigated. Results show that the dynamic indices of the head car are larger than those of other cars in crosswinds. From the viewpoint of dynamic safety evaluation, the running safety of the train in crosswinds is basically controlled by the head car. Compared with the generally used assessment indices of running safety such as the derailment coefficient and the wheel-load reduction ratio, the overturning coefficient will overestimate the running safety of a train on a track under crosswind condition. It is suggested to use the wheel-load reduction ratio and the lateral wheelrail force as the dominant safety assessment indices when high-speed trains run in crosswinds. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| high-speed train; dynamic safety; crosswind; aerodynamics; vehicletrack coupled dynamics; Arbitrary LagrangianEulerian method | ||
| Address | ||
| Wanming Zhai and Zhen Li: Train and Track Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China Jizhong Yang: China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co. Ltd., No. 3 Tongjin Road, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China Haiyan Han: Beijing Urban Construction Design and Development Group Co. Ltd, Beijing, P.R. China | ||