Wind tunnel tests to reduce aerodynamic drag of trains by smoothing the under-floor construction

Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan)

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 94-97

  Ido, Atsushi ^a   Kondo, Yoshihiko ^a   Matsumura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Suzuki, Minoru ^a   Maeda, Tatsuo ^a  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic drag; Pressure drag; Running resistance; Under floor construction; Wind tunnel test

Indexed keywords

BOGIES (RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK); PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; WIND TUNNELS;

UNDER-FLOOR CONSTRUCTIONS;

DRAG;

EID: 0035327794     PISSN: 00339008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2219/rtriqr.42.94     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Aerodynamic drag of Shinkansen electric cars
2. Aerodynamic drag of high speed train and wind tunnel test to reduce it