Numerical simulation of unsteady compressible flows induced by a high-speed train passing through a tunnel

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-124

  Kwon, H B ^a   Kim, T Y ^b   Lee, D H ^b   Kim, M S ^c  

^a Korea Railroad Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Hankuk Aviation University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

High speed train; Hybrid dimension method; Patched grid method; Train tunnel interaction; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RAILROAD TUNNELS;

HIGH-SPEED TRAIN;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0038381776     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440903765762850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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