[HTML][HTML] Virtual coupling in railways: A comprehensive review

J Felez, MA Vaquero-Serrano - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current mobility situation is constantly changing as people are increasingly moving to
urban areas. Therefore, a flexible mode of transport with high-capacity passenger trains and …

Numerical investigation on the aerodynamic resistances of double-unit trains with different gap lengths

T Li, Z Dai, M Yu, W Zhang - Engineering Applications of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Double-unit trains increase passenger capacity but also increase energy consumption.
Therefore, research about the aerodynamic resistance of a double-unit train is of great …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing the aerodynamic drag of high-speed trains by air blowing from the nose part: Effect of blowing speed

ZW Chen, GZ Zeng, YQ Ni, TH Liu, JQ Niu… - Journal of Wind …, 2023 - Elsevier
To reduce the aerodynamic drag of high-speed trains, this work proposes an air blowing
configuration on the head and tail cars of high-speed trains. The variation in the …

Aerodynamic influences of bogie's geometric complexity on high-speed trains under crosswind

Z Guo, T Liu, Z Chen, Y Xia, W Li, L Li - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The geometries of bogies have a significant influence on the aerodynamic performances of
high-speed trains (HSTs) in crosswinds, especially for wind tunnel tests. The delayed …

Impact of the bogies and cavities on the aerodynamic behaviour of a high-speed train. An IDDES study

J Wang, G Minelli, T Dong, K He, S Krajnović - Journal of Wind Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effects of bogie cavities and bogies on the aerodynamic
behaviour of a high-speed train (HST) using improved delayed detached eddy simulation …

The effect of bogie fairings on the slipstream and wake flow of a high-speed train. An IDDES study

J Wang, G Minelli, T Dong, G Chen… - Journal of Wind …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, an improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES) method based on
shear-stress transport k-ω turbulence model has been used to investigate the slipstream and …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic characteristics of double-connected train groups composed of different kinds of high-speed trains under crosswinds: A comparison study

XS Huo, TH Liu, ZW Chen, WH Li, JQ Niu… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
As train speeds continuously increase, the crosswind stability of high-speed trains (HSTs)
has been a prominent research topic. Benefiting from advances in railway technology, the …

Comparative study on the unsteady slipstream induced by a single train and two trains passing each other in a tunnel

W Li, T Liu, Z Chen, Z Guo, X Huo - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The train-induced airflow in a tunnel has great significance for tunnel ventilation, fire rescue,
and equipment installations. In particular, the aerodynamic effects induced by two trains …

Dynamic analysis of the flow fields around single-and double-unit trains

XB Li, G Chen, Z Wang, XH Xiong, XF Liang… - Journal of Wind …, 2019 - Elsevier
With the increasing need for passenger transportation, the double-unit formation of high-
speed trains (HSTs) has been widely employed. However, the dynamic characteristics of the …

Numerical study for the aerodynamic performance of double unit train under crosswind

Z Guo, T Liu, M Yu, Z Chen, W Li, X Huo… - Journal of Wind …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work focused on the aerodynamic performance of double unit trains (DUT) and
traditional single unit trains (SUT) under crosswinds. The aerodynamic coefficient as well as …