Nonlinear spatiotemporal characteristics of wind–rain flow around the trains passing through the tunnel entrance during rainstorms

Guo Zhi Li, Deng E Deng, Yi Qing Ni, De Hui Ouyang, Wei Chao Yang

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Abstract

Tropical storms present a significant risk to the safety of high-speed trains due to the extreme wind and rainfall they bring. This study employs Eulerian multiphase and Shear-Stress Transport k-ω turbulence models for three-dimensional numerical simulations, focusing on wind–rain interactions involving tunnels, embankments, and trains. The reliability of the numerical analysis method for train slipstream pressure is verified by dynamic model test. Based on the scenario of single train running on the embankment and train intersection at the tunnel portal, the train flow around and wake are analyzed successively with different rainfall intensity. The characteristics of nonlinear wind–rain-train flow field are analyzed from the aspects of velocity field, pressure field and turbulent flow. Finally, the mechanism of the influence of rain on the relative flow field is revealed by the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of rain phase. With the increase of rainfall intensity, the increase of rain phase distribution on the leeward side of the single train strengthened the backflow on the leeward side of the train. Under the condition of the trains intersecting at the tunnel portal, the relatively closed area between the train and the water film weakened the slipstream effect of the train.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13825-13843
Number of pages19
JournalNonlinear Dynamics
Volume112
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2024

Keywords

  • Eulerian multiphase model
  • Flow around and wake
  • High-speed train intersection
  • Nonlinear wind–rain flow characteristics
  • Water film distribution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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