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Influence of Anteroposterior Symmetrical Aero-Wings on the Aerodynamic Performance of High-Speed Train

Peiheng He, Jiye Zhang^*, Lan Zhang, Jiaqi Wang, Yuzhe Ma

State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China

* Corresponding Author: Jiye Zhang. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Computer Modeling in Vehicle Aerodynamics)

Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2024, 139(1), 937-953. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2023.043700

Received 10 July 2023; Accepted 06 September 2023; Issue published 30 December 2023

Abstract

The running stability of high-speed train is largely constrained by the wheel-rail coupling relationship, and the continuous wear between the wheel and rail surfaces will profoundly affect the dynamic performance of the train. In recent years, under the background of increasing train speed, some scientific researchers have proposed a new idea of using the lift force generated by the aerodynamic wings (aero-wing) installed on the roof to reduce the sprung load of the carriage in order to alleviate the wear and tear of the wheel and rail. Based on the bidirectional running characteristics of high-speed train, this paper proposes a scheme to apply aero-wings with anteroposterior symmetrical cross-sections on the roof of the train. After the verification of the wind tunnel experimental data, the relatively better airfoil section and extension form of anteroposterior symmetrical aero-wing is selected respectively in this paper, and the aero-wings are fixedly connected to the roof of the train through the mounting column to conduct aerodynamic simulation analysis. The research shows that: compared with the circular-arc and oval cross-sections, this paper believes that the crescent cross-section can form greater aerodynamic lift force in a limited space. Considering factors such as aerodynamic parameters, ground effect, and manufacturing process, this paper proposes to adopt aero-wings with arc type extension form and connect them to the roof of the train through mounting columns with shuttle cross-section. When the roof of the train is covered with aero-wings and runs at high speed, the sprung load of the carriages can be effectively reduced. However, there are certain hidden dangers in the tail carriage due to the large amount of lift force, so, the intervention of the aero-wing lifting mechanism is required. At the same time, it is necessary to optimize the overall aerodynamic drag force reduction in the follow-up work.

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