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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Baker, Chris, author (author), Johnson, Terry, author, Flynn, Dominic, author, Hemida, Hassan, author, Quinn, Andrew, author, Soper, David, author, Sterling, Mark, author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Butterworth-Heinemann [2019]
Edition:1st edition
Subjects:
Railroad trains.
Railroad trains > Aerodynamics.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630959306719
Table of Contents:
  • 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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