The generation and alleviation of air pressure transients caused by the high speed passage of vehicles through tunnels.

Author(s)
Fox, J.A. & Vardy, A.E.
Year
Abstract

The possibility of designing a railway tunnel to minimize the air pressure transients which are generated during the entry of a high speed train are investigated. In particular, considerable emphasis is placed on reducing the magnitude and/or the rate of growth of the primary pressure wave which results when the air is first accelerated from rest. Equations of motion for unsteady, compressible flow in a one-dimensional duct are introduced and expressed in characteristic form.

Request publication

1 + 1 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.

Publication

Library number
B 7348 (In B 7139) /25/
Source

In: Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on the Aerodynamics and Ventilation of Vehicle Tunnels, Canterbury, 1973, edited by H.S. Stephens, A.L. King and C.A. Richardson, Cranfield, British Hydromechanics Research Association, 1974, p. G3-49- G3-64

Our collection

This publication is one of our other publications, and part of our extensive collection of road safety literature, that also includes the SWOV publications.