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Unsteady flow in a railroad tunnel with a portal door (TM-AERO-075)

Last updated on 24 May 2013 3:39

This paper examines the problem of cooling diesel powered locomotives which haul heavy goods trains through long railroad tunnels with steep gradients. When a train operates in a tunnel the aerodynamic drag is increased, the diesel engine cooling air flow rate is changed and the air intake to the...

Author(s): Pope C W;Woods W A

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1983

United Kingdom

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