Influence of an unvented tunnel entrance hood on the compression wave generated by a high-speed train

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 833-853

  Howe, M S ^a   Iida, M ^b   Fukuda, T ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; APPROXIMATION THEORY; GREEN'S FUNCTION; RAILROAD CARS; TUNNELS;

COMPRESSION WAVE FRONTS;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPRESSION; RAIL TUNNEL; TRAIN; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0042816190     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-9746(03)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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