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Title: | Effects of tunnel and its ventilation modes on the aerodynamic drag of a subway train | Authors: | Wang, H Tian, H Du, J Zhou, Y Alam, MM Huang, J Li, G |
Issue Date: | Dec-2022 | Source: | Applied sciences, Dec. 2022, v. 12, no. 23, 12428 | Abstract: | This paper reports an in situ measurement on the effects of a tunnel and its ventilation modes on the aerodynamic drag of a subway train with eight carriages during its routine operation. The train speed (V) varied continually from 0 to 22 m/s. Two modes of tunnel ventilation were examined, i.e., recirculation and free-cooling modes. The former mode is associated with pumping cooled air into the tunnel to provide extra cooling, while the latter is not. The friction coefficient Cf of the train surface was estimated using two hotwire probes mounted on the roof of the first and last carriages, respectively. The front- and rear-stagnation pressures (Pf and Pl) were measured using two pressure taps located at the center of the forward surface of the first carriage and the backward surface of the last carriage, respectively. It has been found that the presence of a tunnel significantly increases both Cf and Pf. For example, at V = 20.5 m/s, Cf and Pf were 30.2% and 24.5% higher, respectively, in the tunnel than their counterparts in open air. The tunnel ventilation mode also has remarkable effects on Cf. The recirculation mode resulted in 23.5% higher Cf than the free-cooling mode. On the other hand, the tunnel ventilation mode does not seem to have an appreciable effect on Pf. The physics behind these observations is also discussed. | Keywords: | Aerodynamic drag In situ measurement Subway train Tunnel ventilation mode |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) | Journal: | Applied sciences | EISSN: | 2076-3417 | DOI: | 10.3390/app122312428 | Rights: | © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The following publication Wang H, Tian H, Du J, Zhou Y, Alam MM, Huang J, Li G. Effects of Tunnel and Its Ventilation Modes on the Aerodynamic Drag of a Subway Train. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(23):12428 is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/app122312428. |
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