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ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 110
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 43

A Two-Dimensional Numerical Case Study of Fluid-Structure Interaction

V. Partimbene1,2, P. Spiteri1, P. Marthon1 and L. Ratsifandrihana2

1Toulouse Institute of Computer Science Research, INP-ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France
2SEGULA Technologies, Toulouse, France

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
V. Partimbene, P. Spiteri, P. Marthon, L. Ratsifandrihana, "A Two-Dimensional Numerical Case Study of Fluid-Structure Interaction", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 43, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.43
Keywords: fluid-structure interaction, finite volume, dynamic mesh, crosswind.

Summary
This paper deals with a general procedure to analyse fluid-structure interactions. To do so, we use the finite volume method which allows us to discretise the continuous operators modelling the fluid flow on one hand, and the solid behaviour on the other hand. The coupling is achieved by the pressure and shear stress applied from the fluid to the solid boundary and by the computational domain distortion induced by the solid deformation. The solution of the problem is achieved using numerical algorithms. Finally, we present some results on the application of the developed methodology on a test-case: a two-dimensional train cross-section under crosswind.

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