1 Introduction
2 Literature review
2.1 Previous researches on passenger comfort
2.2 Method of calculating the improved railway passenger comfort benefits in China
3 Index adoption and initial data measurement
3.1 Objective indicators
Lateral vibration frequency correction term F(f
i
h
)/Hz | Vertical vibration frequency correction term F(f
i
c
)/Hz |
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\(\text{If}\; 0. 5\le f_{i}^{h} \le 5.9\text{Hz}, \, F\left( {f_{i}^{h} } \right) = 0.325\left( {f_{i}^{h} } \right)^{2}\)
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\(\text{If}\; 0. 5\le f_{i}^{c} \le 5.4\text{Hz}, \, F\left( {f_{i}^{c} } \right) = 0.8\left( {f_{i}^{c} } \right)^{2}\)
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\(\text{If}\; 5. 9< f_{i}^{h} \le 20\text{Hz}, \, F\left( {f_{i}^{h} } \right) = 400/\left( {f_{i}^{h} } \right)^{2}\)
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\(\text{If}\; 5. 4< f_{i}^{c} \le 26\text{Hz}, \, F\left( {f_{i}^{c} } \right) = 400/\left( {f_{i}^{c} } \right)^{2}\)
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\(\text{If}\;f_{i}^{h} > 20\text{Hz}, \, F\left( {f_{i}^{h} } \right) = 1\)
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\(\text{If}\;f_{i}^{c} > 26\text{Hz}, \, F\left( {f_{i}^{c} } \right) = 1\)
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3.2 Subjective indicators
Health conditions | Toilet hygiene | Interior decoration | Decoration material safety |
Smoking room hygiene | Decoration material color | ||
Washroom hygiene | Decoration material style consistency | ||
Drinking water hygiene | Information services | Mobile phone communication capability | |
Seat regional hygiene | Multimedia service (TV, newspaper, etc.) | ||
Seat comfort | Seat shape | Catering services | Service speed of catering |
Body pressure distribution on seat | Quality of food and drink | ||
Seat elastic properties | Catering staff service levels |
4 RPCB calculation approach
5 Numerical experiment and results discussion
5.1 Initial data
Operation information | G13 from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao | T109 from Beijing to Shanghai |
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Operation time (h) | 4.92 | 15.2 |
Operation distance (km) | 1318 | 1463 |
Average speed (km/h) | 267.89 | 93.38 |
Passenger coach volume V (m3) | 5,044.80 | 5,858.08 |
Indexes | G13 from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao | T109 from Beijing to Shanghai | ||||||
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BS | PS | FCS | SCS | LSS | SS | HS | OS | |
P
m
| 1,748 | 1,053 | 933 | 553 | 879.5 | 476.5 | 304.5 | 177.5 |
x
m
1
| 2.22 | 1.98 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 2.32 | 1.52 | 1.14 | 0.49 |
A
i
h
| 0.136 | 0.136 | 0.136 | 0.136 | 2.524 | 2.524 | 2.524 | 2.524 |
A
i
c
| 0.257 | 0.257 | 0.257 | 0.257 | 2.913 | 2.913 | 2.913 | 2.913 |
f
i
h
| 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
f
i
c
| 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 5.21 | 5.21 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
Δp | 207.8 | 207.8 | 207.8 | 207.8 | 425.6 | 425.6 | 425.6 | 425.6 |
T
| 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 |
x
m
4
| 35.9 | 36.2 | 39.9 | 43.6 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 55.2 | 67.9 |
G13 from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao | T109 from Beijing to Shanghai | |||||||
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BS | PS | FCS | SCS | LSS | SS | HS | OS | |
\(\bar{h}_{m}^{j} /\alpha_{m}^{j}\) j = 1, 2, 3, …, 16 | 80.2/0.081 | 82.4/0.079 | 75.9/0.071 | 78.4/0.079 | 85.4/0.080 | 74.2/0.080 | 59.7/0.069 | 45.8/0.080 |
88.7/0.064 | 87.1/0.067 | 85.2/0.051 | 81.0/0.056 | 84.5/0.066 | 81.1/0.067 | 77.2/0.050 | 58.2/0.065 | |
90.5/0.081 | 90.2/0.084 | 89.5/0.082 | 88.7/0.091 | 90.8/0.084 | 88.7/0.081 | 74.1/0.081 | 51.4/0.081 | |
89.5/0.073 | 88.1/0.066 | 87.5/0.082 | 84.1/0.092 | 88.1/0.077 | 84.5/0.059 | 75.4/0.080 | 65.5/0.090 | |
98.7/0.055 | 94.5/0.071 | 91.2/0.063 | 89.8/0.078 | 92.5/0.056 | 91.1/0.070 | 84.2/0.080 | 67.7/0.080 | |
95.1/0.028 | 86.1/0.031 | 76.4/0.052 | 71.4/0.014 | 89.9/0.034 | 87.4/0.034 | 76.6/0.050 | 79.4/0.034 | |
81.1/0.037 | 82.3/0.025 | 85.7/0.049 | 90.2/0.049 | 88.8/0.037 | 87.4/0.030 | 89.6/0.050 | 84.5/0.050 | |
97.4/0.018 | 91.2/0.019 | 95.4/0.037 | 89.4/0.061 | 81.4/0.021 | 72.0/0.021 | 77.1/0.044 | 69.4/0.057 | |
81.7/0.081 | 80.2/0.074 | 80.4/0.074 | 80.4/0.045 | 77.1/0.081 | 74.2/0.078 | 71.1/0.070 | 60.0/0.041 | |
98.7/0.081 | 81.2/0.074 | 68.7/0.062 | 55.1/0.098 | 90.8/0.075 | 71.5/0.071 | 56.6/0.066 | 45.7/0.065 | |
94.5/0.064 | 85.9/0.068 | 67.8/0.074 | 56.1/0.047 | 94.1/0.067 | 68.1/0.070 | 71.2/0.072 | 42.3/0.050 | |
92.8/0.073 | 85.2/0.071 | 64.6/0.073 | 51.2/0.056 | 94.3/0.071 | 75.1/0.069 | 66.6/0.072 | 47.1/0.051 | |
91.2/0.073 | 90.2/0.065 | 61.5/0.071 | 51.1/0.039 | 92.3/0.070 | 89.9/0.070 | 67.9/0.070 | 44.1/0.040 | |
87.4/0.046 | 81.2/0.063 | 85.5/0.045 | 83.2/0.036 | 87.4/0.039 | 84.1/0.061 | 56.6/0.050 | 55.1/0.060 | |
74.1/0.064 | 70.5/0.059 | 76.3/0.034 | 59.7/0.098 | 68.6/0.058 | 70.5/0.061 | 58.9/0.041 | 45.2/0.095 | |
87.5/0.081 | 84.2/0.084 | 69.4/0.080 | 57.1/0.061 | 81.1/0.084 | 80.0/0.078 | 49.0/0.055 | 39.7/0.061 | |
ϖ
m
n
, n = 1, 2, 3, …, 7 | 0.125 | 0.132 | 0.167 | 0.157 | 0.135 | 0.143 | 0.146 | 0.182 |
0.143 | 0.132 | 0.125 | 0.098 | 0.135 | 0.122 | 0.104 | 0.109 | |
0.089 | 0.113 | 0.125 | 0.098 | 0.115 | 0.143 | 0.125 | 0.091 | |
0.179 | 0.170 | 0.146 | 0.176 | 0.173 | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.182 | |
0.143 | 0.151 | 0.167 | 0.176 | 0.154 | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.164 | |
0.178 | 0.170 | 0.145 | 0.177 | 0.154 | 0.163 | 0.208 | 0.182 | |
0.143 | 0.132 | 0.125 | 0.118 | 0.134 | 0.103 | 0.083 | 0.090 | |
∑ ϖ
m
n
| 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
5.2 Calculation results and discussion
G13 from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao | T109 from Beijing to Shanghai | |||||||
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BS | PS | FCS | SCS | LSS | SS | HS | OS | |
x
m
n
/X
m
n
, n = 1, 2, 3, …, 7 | 2.22/2.89 | 1.98/2.47 | 0.61/0.07 | 0.50/− 0.12 | 2.32/3.07 | 1.52/1.67 | 1.14/1.00 | 0.49/− 0.14 |
6.09/0.13 | 6.09/0.13 | 6.09/0.13 | 6.09/0.13 | 8.51/− 0.22 | 8.51/− 0.22 | 8.51/− 0.22 | 8.51/− 0.22 | |
101.9/0.49 | 101.9/0.49 | 101.9/0.49 | 101.9/0.49 | 180.5/0.10 | 180.5/0.10 | 180.5/0.10 | 180.5/0.10 | |
35.9/0.45 | 36.2/0.44 | 39.9/0.39 | 43.6/0.32 | 47.2/0.27 | 47.6/0.27 | 55.2/0.15 | 67.9/− 0.04 | |
24.4/0.33 | 24.4/0.33 | 24.4/0.33 | 24.4/0.33 | 25.7/0.21 | 25.7/0.21 | 25.7/0.21 | 25.7/0.21 | |
4.92/0.18 | 4.92/0.18 | 4.92/0.18 | 4.92/0.18 | 15.2/− 1.53 | 15.2/− 1.53 | 15.2/− 1.53 | 15.2/− 1.53 | |
88.82/0.48 | 84.95/0.42 | 78.00/0.30 | 73.26/0.22 | 86.77/0.45 | 79.80/0.33 | 69.78/0.16 | 55.54/− 0.07 | |
η
m
| 0.652 | 0.609 | 0.265 | 0.214 | 0.300 | 0.089 | − 0.109 | − 0.298 |
RPCB | 1139.70 | 641.28 | 247.25 | 118.34 | 263.85 | 42.41 | − 33.19 | − 52.90 |