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Numerical computation of aerodynamic noise reduction by using ultra-light porous metals

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

As the speed of high-speed train (HST) increases continuously, aerodynamic noise has become more important compared with the wheel/rail noise, which affects the inhabited environment around the railway and the comfort of passengers. This paper preliminarily investigates the feasibility of reducing the low Mach number aerodynamic noise by using ultra-light porous metals. The noise generated by the flow around a two-dimensional circular cylinder which is the typical unit of pantographs, was simulated with and without a porous media. The hybrid method that combines large eddy simulation (LES) with Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings (FW-H) equation was employed. The calculated overall sound pressure level (OASPL), vortex shedding frequency and time-average drag coefficient agree well with available experimental data. Then, the effects of porosity and the speed of train on the aerodynamic noise were predicted and explained in view of fluid mechanics. The numerical results indicate that the open cell-type porous media with high porosity can modify and regularize the fluid flow, adjust the vortex shedding frequency, leading to a significant reduction of aerodynamic noise.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICTE 2011 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Transportation Engineering
Pages1624-1629
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event3rd International Conference on Transportation Engineering, ICTE 2011 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 23 Jul 201125 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameICTE 2011 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Transportation Engineering

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Transportation Engineering, ICTE 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period23/07/1125/07/11

Keywords

  • aerodynamic noise
  • high-speed train
  • noise control
  • porous media

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