Determining the influence of an air wave caused by a passing train on the passengers standing at the platform

Abstract

This paper presents the results of research on the influence of an air wave, caused by a passing train on a person standing on the station platform. The tests were conducted in a real environment, at a railroad, on a doll and in a subsonic wind tunnel, on a 1 : 20 scale model of a high speed passenger train. Also, simulations of airflow, induced under the same conditions, were performed using the fluent software tool. At the end, the stability of a female with predefined biomechanical characteristics, exposed to an aerodynamic shock while standing on the platform, was estimated.