Train aerodynamics : fundamentals and applications

Train aerodynamics fundamentals and applications

Train Aerodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications is the first reference to provide a comprehensive overview of train aerodynamics with full scale data results. With the most up-to-date information on recent advances and the possibilities of improvement in railway facilities, this book will benefit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Baker, Chris, author (author), Johnson, Terry, author, Flynn, Dominic, author, Hemida, Hassan, author, Quinn, Andrew, author, Soper, David, author, Sterling, Mark, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Butterworth-Heinemann [2019]
Edición:1st edition
Materias:
Railroad trains.
Railroad trains > Aerodynamics.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630959306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Background and a brief history2. Experimental, numerical and analytical tools3. The flow around trains4. Aerodynamic resistance of trains and shape optimization5. Loads on trackside structures and people6. Ballast flight beneath trains7. Aerodynamic effects on pantographs and overhead wire systems8. Cross wind effects on trains9. Pressure transients and sonic booms in tunnels10. Emerging issues

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