Dynamic response of railway vehicles under unsteady aerodynamic forces caused by local landforms

Zhengwei Chen, Tanghong Liu, Ming Li, Miao Yu, Zhaijun Lu, Dongrun Liu

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Abstract

When a railway vehicle runs in crosswinds, the unsteady aerodynamic forces acting on the train induced by the vehicle speed, crosswind velocity and local landforms are a common problem. To investigate the dynamic performance of a railway vehicle due to the influence of unsteady aerodynamic forces caused by local landforms, a vehicle aerodynamic model and vehicle dynamic model were established. Then, a wind-loaded vehicle system model was presented and validated. Based on the wind-loaded vehicle system model, the dynamic response performance of the vehicle, including safety indexes and vibration characteristics, was examined in detail. Finally, the effects of the crosswind velocity and vehicle speed on the dynamic response performance of the vehicle system were analyzed and compared.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)149-161
Number of pages13
JournalWind and Structures, An International Journal
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dynamic performance
  • Landforms
  • Railway vehicle
  • Unsteady aerodynamic forces

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Modelling and Simulation

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