A study of the slipstreams of high-speed passenger trains and freight trains

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

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-193

  Sterling, M ^a   Baker, C J ^a   Jordan, S C ^a   Johnson, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DeltaRail   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary layers; Freight trains; Gusts; Passenger trains; Slipstreams; Wakes

Indexed keywords

FREIGHT CARS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RAILROAD CARS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAKES;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; DATA-SETS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; FLOW FEATURES; FLOW REGIONS; FREIGHT TRAINS; FULL SCALE MEASUREMENTS; HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND; HIGH SPEEDS; MODEL SCALE; PASSENGER TRAINS; RAILWAY OPERATORS; SMALL SCALE; TRAIN PASSAGES;

LOCOMOTIVES;

EID: 46749105183     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT133     Document Type: Article

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