The flow around high speed trains

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 98, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 277-298

  Baker, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Boundary layers; Cross winds; High speed trains; Slipstreams; Wakes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW FIELDS; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; SPEED; WAKES;

AERODYNAMIC ADMITTANCE; AERODYNAMIC FORCES; COMPUTATIONAL WORK; CROSS WIND; HIGH SPEED TRAIN (HST); SLIPSTREAMS; SURFACE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TRAIN AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 77952669727     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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