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Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 207-215.doi: 10.3901/JME.2020.08.207

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Experimental Analysis on Characteristics and Source Identification of Interior Noise of a High-speed Train Running in a Tunnel

LIU Ming1, ZHANG Jie1, GAO Yang2, JIANG Wenjie1, XIAO Xinbiao1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031;
    2. CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd., Changchun 130062
  • Received:2018-10-03 Revised:2019-06-20 Online:2020-04-20 Published:2020-05-28

Abstract: The interior noise level of high-speed trains running in a tunnel can be obviously increased compared with that running on the ground surface. The interior noise and vibration characteristics of a high-speed train under two different running cases (on the ground surface or in a tunnel) at speed of 160-350 km/h are analyzed according to the line test. The interior noise and vibration characteristics, the bogie area noise and vibration characteristics, the aerodynamic noise characteristics on vehicle body surface, and their variations with speed under those two running cases are obtained. By using the 50-channel spherical acoustic array, the main noise sources of the interior noise under those two running cases are identified, the contribution rate of the noise sources are analyzed, and on this basis, the interior noise and vibration transmission characteristics are studied. Results show that the difference of interior noise spectrum in the two running cases is mainly reflected in 315-2 000 Hz. The difference of sound pressure level for different lines is relatively independent to the operating speed. The interior noise is significantly affected by the wheel-rail noise excitation. For the middle area of the coach, when the train runs at 350 km/h, the contribution rates of the roof and the rear of the cabin are increased by 4.0% and 3.0%, respectively; the contribution rate of floor is decreased by 8.6%, and the main differences of the noise spectrum between them are located in 63-160 Hz. For the sidewall area, the low frequency noise source on the ground surface mainly comes from the vibration of the sidewall; but for the tunnel, it mainly comes from the aerodynamic excitation of the side wall surface. The variation of the total noise value and the spectrum distribution in the passenger room will be reduced under the tunnel operation. The existing concept of the noise control concern mainly at the end of the passenger compartment, but as this study indicates, it is also crucial to pay attention to the central area of the passenger compartment under the tunnel operation.

Key words: high-speed train, interior noise, tunnel, ground surface, sound source recognition

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