• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.51-57
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• 2010

The aerodynamic drag of ultra high-speed train in evacuated tube have been calculated using computational fluid dynamics and the variation of aerodynamic drag for the change of major system parameter of tube-vehicle system such as the train speed, air density, and the tunnel diameter. The aerodynamic drag in the tube increases with increasing train speed, however, the ratio of drag increase in tube is larger than that on the open field, the V square rule. The aerodynamic drag decreases with increasing tunnel diameter and increasing air density, and the drag increasing for air density is almost linear just like that on open field. For some combination of the parameters, the trend of aerodynamic drag of train showed irregularity.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.377-385
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• 2018

Super-speed vacuum tube system, where the air resistance is minimized to obtain high speed of the vehicle, is considered to be a viable alternative transportation system. Air-tightness is one of the most important design requirements of the system, because the internal pressure of the system needs to be maintained significantly lower than the atmospheric pressure. This study performed an experimental test, where a series of concrete tube specimens were applied by external loads to induce cracks and the effective air-permeability of the cracked tube structures were measured. The test results indicates that the information on the length and the width of the load-induced cracks are not enough to anticipate the system air-tightness, whereas the load-induced displacement has higher correlation with the systems air-tightness. Based on these results, a direction of future research for effect of the load-induced cracks on the system air-tightness is suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.143-150
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• 2011

This paper presents a preliminary study for air-tightness evaluation of vacuum tube structures for super-speed tube railway systems. The formula for flow rate of the air caused by the pressure difference of the inside and outside of the tube structure is derived based on Darcy's law. A test is then performed to measure the air-permeability of concrete with various compressive strengths, the result of which is used for analytical simulation of the air intrusion for a tube structure with a preliminarily defined section. It has been shown that concrete with the compressive strength of at least more than 50MPa is recommended for effective operation and maintenance of the vacuum pump systems, as the air-permeability of concrete is inversely proportional to the exponent of its compressive strength.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.61.1-61.1
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• 2013

최근 지구온난화 및 원유 공급 감소 또는 고갈로 에너지 효율성 높고 저탄소 녹색성장을 주도할 수 있는 철도산업에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있다. 초고속 자기부상철도는 에너지 효율이 높은 경제적인 교통수단으로써, 단위 수송당(인-km) 온실가스 배출량이 자동차의 38%, 항공기의 17%에 불과하고, 같은 궤도운송시스템인 고속철도에 비해서도 77%에 불과하고 단위수송당 에너지 소비율이 항공기의 80% 수준에 불과하므로, 화석에너지의 고갈이 예상되는 미래에 장거리 고속 이동 수단으로써 중요성이 확대되고 있다. 또한, 비접촉 추진 방식이므로 바퀴 접촉식 고속철도에 비해서 유지보수 비용이 저렴하고(34%에 불과) 고속철도에 비해 10dB 이상 소음 발생이 적은 수명주기 비용 및 환경측면에서 기존 철도시스템에 비해서 경쟁력이 있으므로 시급한 개발과 활용이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 초고속 자기부상철도 연구와 관련된 국내외 연구동향과 함께, 국가연구개발사업으로 추진중인 초고속 자기부상철도 핵심기술개발사업에 대해 살펴보았다. 또한, 미래기술로 각광을 받고 있는 튜브트레인 기술에 대해서도 알아보았다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.516-520
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• 2010

Parametric study has been conducted to calculate the capacity of vacuum pump system that will be used to maintain the pressure of the tube structure under atmosphere level. Recently many railroad researchers pay attention to the tube train system as one of the super high speed transportation system. To achieve the super high speed, the inside of tube system should be maintained at low pressure level. In the low pressure environment, it is well known that air resistance of train is drastically decreased. Vacuum pump system will be used to make low pressure state for tube structure, exhaust the leakage air and supplement additional vacuum pumping. As results of these studies, we get the lump capacity of vacuum pump for various parameters. These results can be applied to analyze the effects of the reduction of air resistance.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.44-50
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• 2010

This study is devoted to understand the basic characteristics of the flowfield around a train in evacuated tube and to suggest an efficient numerical method to calculate the flowfield. To get steady-state solution in minimum calculation domain, various boundary condition have been tried for steady calculation and have been compared to the solution of unsteady calculation. At the train velocity of 300km/h, the aerodynamic drag results of both calculation method agreed very well. The drag ratio between on the open filed and in the tube from the calculation result by the suggested numerical method lied in the same fitting curve with that from the filed test of high-speed trains running in the line.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1445-1446
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• 2010

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.151-159
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• 2011

This study performed an experimental study for air-tightness performance evaluation of concrete tube structures with joints. The test specimens consist of a continuous concrete tube, a concrete tube with a joint in the middle, and a segmented concrete tube. The test is performed in such a way that the inner pressure of the tube is dropped down to 0.1atm and the increase of the pressure is monitored with time. An equivalent air permeability is then calculated based on the test results. The results show that, as expected, a structure with more joints or bonds tends to be less air-tight. A sensitivity study shows that the system air-tightness performance level becomes higher as either the diameter or the thickness of the tube increases. Moreover, the increase in the diameter or the thickness of the tube makes an effort to enhance the air-tightness more effective.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.38-45
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• 2020

A magnetically levitating capsule train, which runs inside the sub-vacuum tube, can reach ultra-fast speeds by dramatically reducing the aerodynamic drag and friction. The capsule train uses the superconductor electrodynamic suspension (SC-EDS) method for levitation. The SC-EDS method has advantages, such as a large levitation gap and free of gap control, which could reduce the infra-construction cost. On the other hand, disadvantages, such as the large variation of the levitation-guidance gap and small damping characteristics in levitation-guidance force, could degrade the running stability and ride comfort of the capsule train. In this study, a dynamic analytical model of a capsule train based on the SC-EDS was developed to analyze the running dynamic characteristics. First, as important factors in the capsule train dynamics, the levitation and guidance stiffness in the SC-EDS system were derived, which depend non-linearly on the velocity and gap variation. A 3D dynamic analysis model for capsule trains was developed based on the derived stiffness. Through the developed model, the effects of the different running speeds on the ride comfort were analyzed. The effects of a disturbance from infrastructure, such as the curve radius, tube sag, and connection joint difference, on the running stability of the capsule train, were also analyzed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.643-651
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• 2020

A capsule train runs inside a sub-vacuum tube and can reach very high speed due to the low air resistance. A capsule train uses a superconducting electrodynamic suspension (SC-EDS) method for levitation, which allows for a large levitation gap and does not require gap control. However, SC-EDS has inherent characteristics such as the large gap variation and a small damping effect in the levitation force, which can degrade the running stability and ride comfort. To overcome this, a stability improvement device should be designed and applied based on dynamic analysis. In this study, a 1/10 small-scale testbed was developed to replicate the dynamic characteristics of a capsule train and investigate the performance of stability improvement devices. The testbed is composed of a 6-degree-of-freedom Stewart platform for the realization of bogie motion, a secondary suspension with a running stabilization device, and a carbody. Based on the dynamic similarity law proposed by Jaschinski, the small-scale testbed was manufactured, and a bogie motion algorithm was applied with the consideration of guideway irregularity and levitation stiffness. The experimental results from the testbed were compared with simulation results to investigate the performance of the testbed.