The approach to calculate the aerodynamic drag of maglev train in the evacuated tube

In order to study the relationships between the aerodynamic drag of maglev and other factors in the evacuated tube, the formula of aerodynamic drag was deduced based on the basic equations of aerodynamics and then the calculated result was confirmed at a low speed on an experimental system developed by Superconductivity and New Energy R＆D Center of South Jiaotong University. With regard to this system a high temperature superconducting magnetic levitation vehicle was motivated by a linear induction motor （LIM） fixed on the permanent magnetic guideway. When the vehicle reached an expected speed, the LIM was stopped. Then the damped speed was recorded and used to calculate the experimental drag. The two results show the approximately same relationship between the aerodynamic drag on the maglev and the other factors such as the pressure in the tube, the velocity of the maglev and the blockage ratio. Thus, the pressure, the velocity, and the blockage ratio are viewed as the three important factors that contribute to the energy loss in the evacuated tube transportation.

Aeroelastic stability analysis of heated panel with aerodynamic loading on both surfaces

Focusing on the aeroelastic stability of thin panel structure of airframe component such as engine nozzle of high-speed flight vehicles,a nonlinear aeroelastic model for a two-dimensional heated panel exposing both surfaces to the airflow with different aerodynamic pressures is established.The von Karman large deflection plate theory and the first-order piston theory are used in the formulation of aeroelastic motion.The critical conditions for aeroelastic stability and the stability boundaries are obtained using theoretical analysis and numerical computations,respectively.The results show that the panel is more prone to become unstable when its two surfaces are subject to aerodynamic loading simultaneously;only if the sum of the aerodynamic pressures on both surfaces of the panel satisfies flutter stability condition,can the panel be likely aeroelastically stable;compared with the general panel flutter problem that only one surface is exposed to the airflows,the present condition makes the panel become aeroelastically unstable at relatively small flight aerodynamic pressure.

A Method for the Determination of Turbulence Intensity by Means of a Fast Response Pressure Probe and its Application in a LP Turbine

This paper describes the measurements and the post-processing procedure adopted for the determination of the turbulence intensity in a low pressure turbine (LPT) by means of a single sensor fast response aerodynamic pressure probe. The rig was designed in cooperation with MTU Aero Engines and considerable efforts were put into the adjustment of all relevant model parameters. Blade count ratio, airfoil aspect ratio, reduced massflow, reduced speed, inlet turbulence intensity and Reynolds numbers were chosen to reproduce the full scale LP turbine. Measurements were performed adopting a phase-locked acquisition technique in order to provide the time resolved flow field downstream of the turbine rotor. The total pressure random fluctuations are obtained by selectively filtering, in the frequency domain, the deterministic unsteadiness due to the rotor blades and coherent structures. The turbulence intensity is derived from the inverse Fourier transform and the correlations between total pressure and velocity fluctuations. The determination of the turbulence intensity allows the discussion of the interaction processes between the stator and rotor for engine-representative operating conditions of the turbine.