Aerodynamic noise simulation and quadrupole noise problem of 600km/h high-speed train

Abstract

The quadrupole aerodynamic noise is a difficult problem in numerical simulation of the aerodynamic noise. The Kirchhoff-Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (K-FWH) equation method and the three-dimensional compressible Large Eddy Simulation (LES) method are adopted in this manuscript for aerodynamic noise accuracy simulation of 600km/h high-speed train. The influence of different distributions of penetrable integral surfaces on the results of far-field aerodynamic noise is discussed. The optimum combination form of penetrable integral surfaces is obtained. The aerodynamic noise of high-speed train considering quadrupole can be calculated efficiently and accurately by using the upstream body surface and wake area penetrable integral surface as sound source surface. The wake area penetrable integral surface should contain the main vorticity structure of the wake as far as possible and the surface vorticity amplitude should be insignificant. The contribution rate of the dipole and quadrupole to the total aerodynamic noise energy of high-speed train is different. The aerodynamic noise energy of the upstream measurement points is mainly dipole aerodynamic noise energy, while that of the downstream measurement points is mainly dipole and quadrupole noise energy. The method proposed in this manuscript is of great significance in the aerodynamic noise numerical simulation of 600km/h high-speed train.