Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of Vehicles
The last decade has seen an exponential interest in conventional and unconventional energy issues. This trend has also extended to road transport issues and is driven by expectations to minimize fuel and/or energy consumption and negative environmental impact. In the global literature, much attentio...
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| description | The last decade has seen an exponential interest in conventional and unconventional energy issues. This trend has also extended to road transport issues and is driven by expectations to minimize fuel and/or energy consumption and negative environmental impact. In the global literature, much attention is focused on the work of autonomous transport, both passenger and trucks, and on the phenomena of platooning. The paper presents original aerodynamic and aeroacoustic tests of heterogeneous vehicle columns. In the work, models of a car, a van and a truck were built, followed by heterogeneous columns with different distances between the vehicles. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods and two turbulence models, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>k</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>ω</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> shear stress transport (SST) and large eddy simulation (LES), were used in this study. The study enabled the determination of drag coefficients and lift force. Application of the Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings (FW-H) analogy allowed for the determination of the distributions of sound pressure levels generated by moving vehicles and columns of vehicles. In order to verify the developed models, acoustic field measurements were made for the following passages: passenger car, van, and truck. Acoustic pressure level and A-weighted sound level (SPL) were measured in Krakow and in its vicinity. Research has shown that grouping vehicles into optimal columns and maintaining distances between vehicles using modern control systems can result in significant energy savings and reduce harmful emissions to the environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-871f85c044824d948123045806de30642023-11-23T19:55:30ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-06-011513466910.3390/en15134669Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of VehiclesWładysław Marek Hamiga0Wojciech Bronisław Ciesielka1Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, PolandDepartment of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, PolandThe last decade has seen an exponential interest in conventional and unconventional energy issues. This trend has also extended to road transport issues and is driven by expectations to minimize fuel and/or energy consumption and negative environmental impact. In the global literature, much attention is focused on the work of autonomous transport, both passenger and trucks, and on the phenomena of platooning. The paper presents original aerodynamic and aeroacoustic tests of heterogeneous vehicle columns. In the work, models of a car, a van and a truck were built, followed by heterogeneous columns with different distances between the vehicles. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods and two turbulence models, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>k</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>ω</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> shear stress transport (SST) and large eddy simulation (LES), were used in this study. The study enabled the determination of drag coefficients and lift force. Application of the Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings (FW-H) analogy allowed for the determination of the distributions of sound pressure levels generated by moving vehicles and columns of vehicles. In order to verify the developed models, acoustic field measurements were made for the following passages: passenger car, van, and truck. Acoustic pressure level and A-weighted sound level (SPL) were measured in Krakow and in its vicinity. Research has shown that grouping vehicles into optimal columns and maintaining distances between vehicles using modern control systems can result in significant energy savings and reduce harmful emissions to the environment.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/13/4669aerodynamicsaeroacousticsplatoonfuelLESCFD |
| spellingShingle | Władysław Marek Hamiga Wojciech Bronisław Ciesielka Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of Vehicles Energies aerodynamics aeroacoustics platoon fuel LES CFD |
| title | Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of Vehicles |
| title_full | Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of Vehicles |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of Vehicles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of Vehicles |
| title_short | Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of Vehicles |
| title_sort | numerical analysis of aeroacoustic phenomena generated by heterogeneous column of vehicles |
| topic | aerodynamics aeroacoustics platoon fuel LES CFD |
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