Numerical study on aerodynamic noise reduction of high-speed pantograph using base-frame fairing

Abstract

Combining the improved delayed detached eddy simulation and Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings equation, a numerical study is conducted to explore the potential of base-frame fairings in aerodynamic noise reduction of high-speed pantographs and deepen the understanding of related flow physics. The fairing models for noise control are designed without changing the bottom structures of the pantograph. The aerodynamic and acoustic results indicate that the flow deflection and acceleration effects caused by the fairings when shielding the bottom components of the pantograph as well as the self-noise generated by the interaction between the wake of unshielded components and the fairings may compromise the noise reduction effects. Compared with the solid fairing, the perforated fairing has additional advantages in noise reduction. The presence of through-holes leads to a flow redistribution around the fairing, alleviating the flow deflection and acceleration effects. Besides, the airflow ejected from the holes on leeward side can suppress the formation of vortex structures in the fairing wake and push them downstream, thereby effectively weakening the flow field fluctuation near the fairing tail. The investigation of the aerodynamic drag of the pantograph and lift fluctuation of the strip further confirms the superiority of the perforated fairing over the solid one.

Keywords

Pantograph / Aerodynamic noise / Base-frame fairing / Perforation / Wake

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Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China(12172308)

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