Techno Press
Techno Press

Wind and Structures
  Volume 40, Number 2, February 2025 , pages 125-137
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2025.40.2.125
 


Lateral dynamic analysis of two maglev trains passing each other subject to train-induced wind effect
Xiangfu Tian, Huoyue Xiang, Hao Hu and Yongle Li

 
Abstract
    As train speed becomes faster, the aerodynamic load they face also increases, which can create safety risks for maglev trains when two trains meet. To address this, the computational fluid dynamic (CFD) approach was used to assess the aerodynamic coefficients of the guideway and the vehicles. The aerodynamic pressure of the vehicle surface, which is obtained by CFD, is verified by field measurement results. Then, a dynamic analysis model of maglev train-guideway systems under the train-induced wind effect was presented. Finally, the dynamic responses of the maglev trains and the guideways during the meeting of the two trains were analyzed. The effects of train speed and line spacing were explored in detail. The results show that the change of the aerodynamic coefficients of the head car of the 3-car train is the most drastic during the meeting of the two trains. Coupling vibration analyses demonstrate that there are strong effects on the lateral vibration of the car body and less impact on the guidance gap. When the train speed is 430 km/h, the peak values of acceleration for two trains passing each other are approximately five times as large as that of a single train passing. On this basis, an optimization measure is proposed, and the line spacing of the maglev line is increased from 5.1 m to 5.6 m, which will greatly reduce the aerodynamic coefficient and lateral acceleration of the train by about 20%.
 
Key Words
    aerodynamic coefficient; dynamic response; maglev train-guideway system; meeting of two trains; train-induced wind effect
 
Address
Xiangfu Tian:1)State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
2)State Key Laboratory of Bridge Intelligent and Green Construction, Southwest Jiaotong University, 611756 Chengdu, China

Huoyue Xiang:State Key Laboratory of Bridge Intelligent and Green Construction, Southwest Jiaotong University, 611756 Chengdu, China

Hao Hu:State Key Laboratory of Bridge Intelligent and Green Construction, Southwest Jiaotong University, 611756 Chengdu, China

Yongle Li:1)State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
2)State Key Laboratory of Bridge Intelligent and Green Construction, Southwest Jiaotong University, 611756 Chengdu, China
 

Techno-Press: Publishers of international journals and conference proceedings.       Copyright © 2026 Techno Press
P.O. Box 33, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-600 Korea, Tel: +82-42-828-7996, Fax : +82-42-828-7997, Email: admin@techno-press.com