Thermal strain on metro trains

12th International Symposium on Aerodynamics and Ventilation of Vehicle Tunnels

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 463-477

  Gilbey, M ^a   Drake, S ^a   Lightfoot, A ^a   O'Dwyer, T P ^b  

^a Parsons Brinckerhoff Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; THERMAL STRESS;

CALIBRATION FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; THERMAL STRAIN;

RAILROAD TUNNELS;

EID: 33748983971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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