Crosswind action on rail vehicles: Wind tunnel experimental analyses

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 584-610

  Bocciolone, Marco ^a   Cheli, Federico ^a   Corradi, Roberto ^a   Muggiasca, Sara ^a   Tomasini, Gisella ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic coefficients; Crosswind; Rail vehicles; Wind tunnel tests

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAIN FERRIES; TURBULENCE;

CROSSWIND ACTION; RAIL VEHICLES; TRAIN MOTION;

WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAIN FERRIES; TURBULENCE; WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 43749124063     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2008.02.030     Document Type: Article

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