Research on the radiation characteristics of aerodynamic noises of a simplified bogie of the high-speed train

Abstract

This paper built a simplified bogie model including 2 axles, 2 wheel-sets and frames, and it was then installed on the high-speed train to compute the aerodynamic noise. The computational result showed that bogies made the noise of the high-speed train obviously serious, the noise near the bogie increased obviously, and the maximum sound pressure level increased by 1.3dBA. Based on Lighthill acoustic theories, this paper adopted large eddy simulation (LES) and FW-H (Ffowcs Williams-Hawking) acoustic model to compute numerical solution for the aerodynamic noise of the bogie. The aerodynamic flow behavior of the bogie and the distribution of aerodynamic noises in the far field were analyzed. Fluctuating pressure at the surface of the bogie was obtained and then combined with boundary element method (BEM) to study the aerodynamic noise sources and acoustic propagation characteristics of the bogie. Computational results showed that large eddies were in axles and wheel-sets, and axles mainly caused the phenomenon of Karman Vortex Street. When the bogie ran at the speed of 30 m/s, main frequencies were 278 Hz and 556 Hz, and the main frequency of aerodynamic drag was twice that of aerodynamic lift. In the vertical plane, longitudinal plane and lateral plane, the aerodynamic noise of the bogie had the characteristics of dipole noises. The main directions of radiation were 90° and 270°. The maximum sound pressure level was 57.3 dBA. The main direction of propagation for the aerodynamic noise of the bogie was right above and below the bogie rather than the left side and the right side of the bogie. The aerodynamic noise sources of the bogie were mainly at the second end axle and the surface of wheel-sets close to axles.

On the feasibility of a component-based approach to predict aerodynamic noise from high-speed train bogies

“…Numerical predictions using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) allow the bogie aerodynamic noise to be estimated without the need for a real train or expensive test facilities. Examples of using large eddy simulations (LES) and delayed detached-eddy simulations (DDES) together with suitable acoustic analogy for calculating the noise generated by a simplified bogie are found in [24,25]. However, the application of numerical models to large domains with complex geometry and flow behaviour is still extremely costly.…”