Year: 1993
Type: article
Abstract: To determine the amount of heat needed to prevent snow from accreting on the body of a running Shinkansen railcar, tests of snow accretion under conditions close to operation in Shinkansen were carried out in a cold-room using a wind-tunnel, a snow-feeder apparatus, a waterfeeder apparatus and a panel-heater.The cold-room tests were run at air temperatures of _ 1°, _5°, and -lO o e, wind speeds of 5 and 10 m s-1 (wind
Source: Annals of Glaciology
Authors: Toshishige Fujii, Toru Endo, Toshiaki Imai
Institution: Railway Technical Research Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W23397659