Equations for predicting the transient side force and yawing moment on TACV cars due to a strong side gust are developed. The protection afforded by side rails is estimated. The equations account for transient slender-body effects and growth of vortices on the lee side. For a vehicle speed of 150 mph, the analysis indicates a side gust of 60 mph would produce a transient peak in side force of 1x the steady-state value for the first car to 4.3x for the third car. An unresolved uncertainty of a factor of two in predicting the steady-state side force on TACV models in wind-tunnel tests with a moving ground plane is attributed to flow effects between the vehicle bottom and the ground plane. Because of questions regarding ground-plane simulation in wind-tunnel tests, effect of side rails on gust airloads, and the airloads due to passing trains, the feasibility of developing a facility for measuring forces and moments on moving models is explored. (Modified author abstract)


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    Titel :

    Development of Methods for Predicting Airloads on TACV Configurations due to Strong Crosswind Gusts


    Beteiligte:
    J. R. Ruetenik (Autor:in) / G. Zartarian (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1972


    Format / Umfang :

    106 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch