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Unsteady simulation for a high-speed train entering a tunnel

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In order to study the unsteady aerodynamics effects in railway tunnels, the 3D Reynolds average Navier-Stokes equations of a viscous compressible fluid are solved, and the two-equation k-ɛ model is used in the simulation of turbulence, while the dynamic grid technique is employed for moving bodies. We focus on obtaining the changing tendencies of the aerodynamic force of the train and the aerodynamic pressures on the tunnel wall and train surface, and discovering the relationship between the velocity of the train and the intensity of the micro pressure wave at the tunnel exit. It is shown that the amplitudes of the pressure changes in the tunnel and on the train surface are both approximately proportional to the square of the train speed, so are the microwave and the drag of the train.

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Correspondence to Jian Deng.

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Project (No. 2009BAG12A01) supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program of China

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Li, Xh., Deng, J., Chen, Dw. et al. Unsteady simulation for a high-speed train entering a tunnel. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A 12, 957–963 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A11GT008

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