Quasi-static modelling of wheel-rail reactions due to crosswind effects for various types of high-speed rolling stock

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

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-148

  Diedrichs, B ^a   Ekequist, M ^a   Stichel, S ^a   Tengstrand, H ^a  

^a BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Safety; Vehicle dynamics; Wind tunnel experiments

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GEARS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CROSSWIND EFFECTS; GEAR CONFIGURATIONS; VEHICLE DYNAMICS; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENTS;

RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

EID: 27544491818     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 09544097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409041319614     Document Type: Conference Paper

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