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)
Development of Methods for Predicting Airloads on TACV Configurations due to Strong Crosswind Gusts
1972
106 pages
Report
No indication
English
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