FREE delivery to all EXCLUSIVE BOOKS stores nationwide. FREE delivery to your door on all orders over R450. Excludes all international deliveries.

  • Not safe to deliver by Christmas NOTSANTA SAFE
    Aerodynamics of a Container Freight Train

Aerodynamics of a Container Freight Train

David Soper
    Product form
      FORMAT: Paperback / softback
      YOU COULD EARN 0 FUTURE RETAIL DISCOUNTS.

      This product is either out of print or out of stock. Add it to your wishlist and we will automatically let you know if it comes back into stock. Add to Wishlist

      ESTIMATED DELIVERY: Possibly out of print
      BUY NOW PAY LATER
      From R 0.00 per month!
      3x monthly payments of R 0.00 with
      4x fortnightly payments of R 0.00 with

      This product is either out of print or out of stock. Add it to your wishlist and we will automatically let you know if it comes back into stock. Add to Wishlist

      This outstanding thesis characterises the aerodynamic flow around a container freight train; investigating how changing container loading configurations affect the magnitude of aerodynamic forces measured on a container. 1/25th scale moving-model freight train experiments were carried out at the University of Birmingham’s TRAIN rig facility to investigate slipstream velocities and static pressure, as well as measuring, using a specifically designed on-board pressure monitoring system, the aerodynamic loads on containers. Results were compared with full scale data and assessed in terms European standards for trackside worker and passenger safety limits. Rail vehicle aerodynamic studies have tended to previously focus on high speed passenger trains in line with increases in train speed. The research presented within this thesis highlights the issues associated with the aerodynamic development around a freight train, providing the foundations for further research and a basis from which to develop international safety standards in relation to freight, as well as high speed trains.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: David Soper EAN: 9783319814759 COUNTRY: Switzerland PAGES: WEIGHT: 5037 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Springer International Publishing AG DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-05-27 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Mechanics / Fluids, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Quality Control WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Physics: Fluid mechanics, Engineering: Mechanics of fluids, Industrial quality control, Civil engineering, surveying and building

      Customer Reviews

      Be the first to write a review
      0%
      (0)
      0%
      (0)
      0%
      (0)
      0%
      (0)
      0%
      (0)
      David Soper's research explores the flow field around a container freight train. With ever increasing passenger train speeds in an already overcrowded network and environmental and economic reasons there is a real push to increase freight train speeds. However the shape and loading of freight trains causes large deformations in the air which can lead to slipstreams severe enough to displace people or cause movement in platform objects.He works alongside supervisors Professor Chris Baker and Dr Mark Sterling who are at the forefront of international research on the aerodynamic effects of trains.He conducts experiments at the TRAIN Rig in Derby, a unique moving-model facility owned by the University of Birmingham.
      This outstanding thesis characterises the aerodynamic flow around a container freight train; investigating how changing container loading configurations affect the magnitude of aerodynamic forces measured on a container. 1/25th scale moving-model freight train experiments were carried out at the University of Birmingham’s TRAIN rig facility to investigate slipstream velocities and static pressure, as well as measuring, using a specifically designed on-board pressure monitoring system, the aerodynamic loads on containers. Results were compared with full scale data and assessed in terms European standards for trackside worker and passenger safety limits. Rail vehicle aerodynamic studies have tended to previously focus on high speed passenger trains in line with increases in train speed. The research presented within this thesis highlights the issues associated with the aerodynamic development around a freight train, providing the foundations for further research and a basis from which to develop international safety standards in relation to freight, as well as high speed trains.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: David Soper EAN: 9783319814759 COUNTRY: Switzerland PAGES: WEIGHT: 5037 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Springer International Publishing AG DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-05-27 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Mechanics / Fluids, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Quality Control WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Physics: Fluid mechanics, Engineering: Mechanics of fluids, Industrial quality control, Civil engineering, surveying and building

      Customer Reviews

      Be the first to write a review
      0%
      (0)
      0%
      (0)
      0%
      (0)
      0%
      (0)
      0%
      (0)
      David Soper's research explores the flow field around a container freight train. With ever increasing passenger train speeds in an already overcrowded network and environmental and economic reasons there is a real push to increase freight train speeds. However the shape and loading of freight trains causes large deformations in the air which can lead to slipstreams severe enough to displace people or cause movement in platform objects.He works alongside supervisors Professor Chris Baker and Dr Mark Sterling who are at the forefront of international research on the aerodynamic effects of trains.He conducts experiments at the TRAIN Rig in Derby, a unique moving-model facility owned by the University of Birmingham.

      Recently viewed products

      Login

      Forgot your password?

      Don't have an account yet?
      Create account