P5_2 Fluid Dynamics of a Near Supersonic Train

Authors

  • Sabahuddin Humayun
  • Francis Davies
  • Ben Woodward

Abstract

This paper investigates the effect on wind behaviour of allowing the trains of the London underground to accelerate to near super-sonic speeds i.e. Mach 0.9. The paper calculates the magnitude of the piston effect of a deep underground train arriving at a platform on a human and finds this value to be 67.7N of constant force.

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Published

11-12-2014

How to Cite

Humayun, S., Davies, F., & Woodward, B. (2014). P5_2 Fluid Dynamics of a Near Supersonic Train. Physics Special Topics, 13(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2241