scholarly journals Numerical Analysis and Characterization of Surface Pressure Fluctuations of High-Speed Trains Using Wavenumber–Frequency Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
pp. 4924
Author(s):  
Lee ◽  
Cheong ◽  
Kim ◽  
Kim
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Open Field ◽  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Surface Pressure ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Interior Noise ◽  
High Speed Train ◽  
Pressure Fields ◽  
Time Space

The high-speed train interior noise induced by the exterior flow field is one of the critical issues for product developers to consider during design. The reliable numerical prediction of noise in a passenger cabin due to exterior flow requires the decomposition of surface pressure fluctuations into the hydrodynamic (incompressible) and the acoustic (compressible) components, as well as the accurate computation of the near aeroacoustic field, since the transmission characteristics of incompressible and compressible pressure waves through the wall panel of the cabin are quite different from each other. In this paper, a systematic numerical methodology is presented to obtain separate incompressible and compressible surface pressure fields in the wavenumber–frequency and space–time domains. First, large eddy simulation techniques were employed to predict the exterior flow field, including a highly-resolved acoustic near-field, around a high-speed train running at the speed of 300 km/h in an open field. Pressure fluctuations on the train surface were then decomposed into incompressible and compressible fluctuations using the wavenumber–frequency analysis. Finally, the separated incompressible and compressible surface pressure fields were obtained from the inverse Fourier transform of the wavenumber–frequency spectrum. The current method was illustratively applied to the high-speed train HEMU-430X running at a speed of 300 km/h in an open field. The results showed that the separate incompressible and compressible surface pressure fields in the time–space domain could be obtained together with the associated aerodynamic source mechanism. The power levels due to each pressure field were also estimated, and these can be directly used for interior noise prediction.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Surface Pressure Fluctuations of High-Speed Train Running in Open-Field and Tunnel Using LES and Wavenumber-Frequency Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11702
Author(s):  
Songjune Lee ◽  
Cheolung Cheong ◽  
Byunghee Kim ◽  
Jaehwan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Open Field ◽  
Surface Pressure ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Pressure Field ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
External Flow ◽  
High Speed Train ◽  
Wall Panel ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
The Mean

The interior noise of a high-speed train due to the external flow disturbance is more than ever a major problem for product developers to consider during a design state. Since the external surface pressure field induces wall panel vibration of a high-speed train, which in turn generates the interior sound, the first step for low interior noise design is to characterize the surface pressure fluctuations due to external disturbance. In this study, the external flow field of a high-speed train cruising at a speed of 300 km/h in open-field and tunnel are numerically investigated using high-resolution compressible LES (large eddy simulation) techniques, with a focus on characterizing fluctuating surface pressure field according to surrounding conditions of the cruising train, i.e., open-field and tunnel. First, compressible LES schemes with high-resolution grids were employed to accurately predict the exterior flow and acoustic fields around a high-speed train simultaneously. Then, the predicted fluctuating pressure field on the wall panel surface of a train was decomposed into incompressible and compressible ones using the wavenumber-frequency transform, given that the incompressible pressure wave induced by the turbulent eddies within the boundary layer is transported approximately at the mean flow and the compressible pressure wave propagated at the vector sum of the sound speed and the mean flow velocity. Lastly, the power levels due to each pressure field were computed and compared between open-field and tunnel. It was found that there is no significant difference in the power levels of incompressible surface pressure fluctuations between the two cases. However, the decomposed compressible one in the tunnel case is higher by about 2~10 dB than in the open-field case. This result reveals that the increased interior sound of the high-speed train running in a tunnel is due to the compressible surface pressure field.

scholarly journals An investigation into high-speed train interior noise with operational transfer path analysis method

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muxiao Li ◽  
Ziwei Zhu ◽  
Tiesong Deng ◽  
Xiaozhen Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Sound Source ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Source Identification ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Interior Noise ◽  
Target Point ◽  
High Speed Train ◽  
Transfer Path ◽  
Sound Source Identification ◽  
Transfer Path Analysis

AbstractPassengers' demands for riding comfort have been getting higher and higher as the high-speed railway develops. Scientific methods to analyze the interior noise of the high-speed train are needed and the operational transfer path analysis (OTPA) method provides a theoretical basis and guidance for the noise control of the train and overcomes the shortcomings of the traditional method, which has high test efficiency and can be carried out during the working state of the targeted machine. The OTPA model is established from the aspects of "path reference point-target point" and "sound source reference point-target point". As for the mechanism of the noise transmission path, an assumption is made that the direct sound propagation is ignored, and the symmetric sound source and the symmetric path are merged. Using the operational test data and the OTPA method, combined with the results of spherical array sound source identification, the path contribution and sound source contribution of the interior noise are analyzed, respectively, from aspects of the total value and spectrum. The results show that the OTPA conforms to the calculation results of the spherical array sound source identification. At low speed, the contribution of the floor path and the contribution of the bogie sources are dominant. When the speed is greater than 300 km/h, the contribution of the roof path is dominant. Moreover, for the carriage with a pantograph, the lifted pantograph is an obvious source. The noise from the exterior sources of the train transfer into the interior mainly through the form of structural excitation, and the contribution of air excitation is non-significant. Certain analyses of train parts provide guides for the interior noise control.

Experimental Investigation of a Tandem Cylinder System With a Yawed Upstream Cylinder

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Wilkins ◽  
Joseph W. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Unsteady Flow ◽  
Surface Pressure ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Velocity Spectra

The unsteady flow field produced by a tandem cylinder system with the upstream cylinder yawed to the mean flow direction is investigated for upstream cylinder yaw angles from α = 60° to α = 90°. Multi-point fluctuating surface pressure and hotwire measurements were conducted at various spanwise positions on both the upstream and downstream cylinders. The results indicate that yawing the front cylinder to the mean flow direction causes the pressure and velocity spectra on the upstream and downstream cylinders to become more broadband than for a regular tandem cylinder system, and reduces the magnitude of the peak associated with the vortex-shedding. However, span-wise correlation and coherence measurements indicate that the vortex-shedding is still present and was being obscured by the enhanced three-dimensionality that the upstream yawed cylinder caused and was still present and correlated from front to back, at least for the larger yaw angles investigated. When the cylinder was yawed to α = 60°, the pressure fluctuations became extremely broadband and exhibited shorter spanwise correlation.

Wavenumber-Frequency Spectrum Analysis of Pressure Fields Around an Automobile

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xifeng Wang ◽  
Kenta Mizushiri ◽  
Hiroshi Yokoyama ◽  
Akiyoshi Iida
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Frequency Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Analysis ◽  
Reverse Flow ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Flow Region ◽  
Vehicle Body ◽  
Frequency Spectrum Analysis ◽  
Pressure Fields

Abstract In order to evaluate the interior noise caused by the flow around automobiles, it is necessary to clarify the nature of the pressure fluctuations on the surface of vehicle body. The pressure fluctuations around the vehicle which are caused by the fluid motion can be solved by unsteady-compressible Navier-Stokes equation. However, the differences between the scales and intensity of the pressure fluctuations related to the hydrodynamic pressure fluctuation (HPF) of the flow field and the aerodynamic sound (acoustic pressure fluctuation APF) are quite large, these phenomena can be considered separately as two different phenomena. This assumption can help us to understand the contributions of these two components of pressure fluctuations to the structural vibration and interior sound of automobiles. Since both the HPF and the APF are pressure fluctuations, they cannot be separated only by measuring with a single pressure sensor. In this study, we divided these pressure fluctuations by using wavenumber-frequency spectrum analysis. Wind tunnel experiment showed that the HPF and the APF have different wavenumber fields in the wake of a rear-view mirror, and the intensity and wavenumber of the HPF are larger than that of the APF. Flow field was also investigated by using the incompressible flow simulation. As a result of wavenumber-frequency spectrum analysis based on the pressure fields around the vehicle body, the HPF and the APF have different wavenumbers in the case of a boundary layer flow field with no separation such as boundary layer on the vehicle roof. On the other hand, very small wavenumber components of the HPF were observed in the recirculation flow around the rear-view mirror downstream, despite incompressible simulation was done. This is probably due to the flow fields excite the vehicle body in the direction close to the vertical with respect to the vehicle body surface (side shield) in the separated flow region, and the wavenumber vector project on the shield surface apparently become smaller. The wavenumber vector becomes short but the frequency is constant, which leads the speed of pressure propagation apparently increases. In the reverse flow region, even if the uniform flow velocity is smaller than the speed of sound, the HPF may still contribute to vibration and sound generation. At the same time, since the flow velocity is actually slowed in the reverse flow region, large wavenumber components were also observed. Therefore, the wavenumber spectrum was observed in a wide range of the wavelength region. In conclusion, by investigating the wavenumber frequency spectrum, it is possible to estimate the flow field contributing to the interior noise of automobiles.

scholarly journals Study on Radiated Noise of a Panel under Fluctuating Surface Pressure Due to an Idealized Side Mirror

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 994
Author(s):  
Jianwang Shao ◽  
Jinmeng Yang ◽  
Xian Wu ◽  
Cheng Wang ◽  
Guoming Deng
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Interior Noise ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Vehicle Interior ◽  
Radiated Noise ◽  
Vehicle Interior Noise ◽  
Force Coupling ◽  
Modal Force ◽  
Acoustic Component

As traditional automobiles develop towards new energy vehicles, the noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) performance of automobiles is facing new challenges. Without the cover of the traditional engine noise and inlet and exhaust noise, the high-speed wind noise becomes more prominent. Thus, research on the calculation method of vehicle interior noise in high-speed driving condition is needed. However, vehicle body structure is complex, and the external excitation components are complicated. In order to analyze the method of predicting the vehicle interior noise at high speed, an idealized side mirror model is taken as the research object in this paper and the radiated noise of a panel under the fluctuating surface pressure (FSP) due to the idealized side mirror is studied. The FSP of the panel is first studied by the numerical simulations of incompressible and compressible flow field. For the incompressible flow field, the Corcos turbulent boundary layer (TBL) model is established to simulate the convective component and the boundary element method (BEM) is used to extract the acoustic component. Subsequently, the Corcos model coupling BEM method, the random modal force coupling BEM method and the deterministic modal force coupling BEM method are used separately to calculate the noise of the panel under the FSP. For the compressible flow field, the convective and acoustic component in the fluctuating pressure are separated by the wavenumber-frequency spectrum (WFS) method. The radiated noise of the panel under the FSP is calculated again by using the WFS, the method of random modal force and the method of deterministic modal force, respectively. Then, the computational time of the six methods of incompressible and compressible calculation is compared. Finally, a fast and accurate method of calculating the panel radiated noise under FSP is obtained by comparing the computational accuracy with the experimental results and combining the computational time: the method of incompressible random modal force. This method can be used to quickly and accurately analyze the vehicle interior noise at high speed, and to optimize the exterior protrusions and the vehicle sound package for improving the vehicle NVH performance at high speed.

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