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Title:
Experimental investigation on tunnel sonic boom
Authors:
Takayama, K.; Sasoh, A.; Onodera, O.; Kaneko, R.; Matsui, Y.
Affiliation:
AA(Shock Wave Research Center, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University), AB(Shock Wave Research Center, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University), AC(Shock Wave Research Center, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University), AD(East Japan Railway Co.), AE(East Japan Railway Co.)
Publication:
Shock Waves, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.127-138
Publication Date:
10/1995
Origin:
SPRINGER
Keywords:
Impulsive pressure wave, Piston problem, Perforated wall, Railway tunnel, Shock wave generation, Sonic boom
Abstract Copyright:
(c) 1995: Springer-Verlag
DOI:
10.1007/BF01435520
Bibliographic Code:
1995ShWav...5..127T

Abstract

Upon the entrance of a high-speed train into a relatively long train tunnel, compression waves are generated in front of the train. These compression waves subsequently coalesce into a weak shock wave so that a unpleasant sonic boom is emitted from the tunnel exit. In order to investigate the generation of the weak shock wave in train tunnels and the emission of the resulting sonic boom from the train tunnel exit and to search for methods for the reduction of these sonic booms, a 1∶300 scaled train tunnel simulator was constructed and simulation experiments were carried out using this facility. In the train tunnel simulator, an 18 mm dia. and 200 mm long plastic piston moves along a 40 mm dia. and 25 m long test section with speed ranging from 60 to 100 m/s. The tunnel simulator was tilted 8° to the floor so that the attenuation of the piston speed was not more than 10 % of its entrance speed. Pressure measurements along the tunnel simulator and holographic interferometric optical flow visualization of weak shock waves in the tunnel simulator clearly showed that compression waves, with propagation, coalesced into a weak shock wave. Although, for reduction of the sonic boom in prototype train tunnels, the installation of a hood at the entrance of the tunnels was known to be useful for their suppression, this effect was confirmed in the present experiment and found to be effective particularly for low piston speeds. The installation of a partially perforated wall at the exit of the tunnel simulator was found to smear pressure gradients at the shock. This effect is significant for higher piston speeds. Throughout the series of train tunnel simulator experiments, the combination of both the entrance hood and the perforated wall significantly reduces shock overpressures for piston speeds of u p ranging from 60 to 100 m/s. These experimental findings were then applied to a real train tunnel and good agreement was obtained between the tunnel simulator result and the real tunnel measurements.
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