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DragCoef_Train

 

 

Function DragCoef_train returns  the drag coefficient for a conventional passenger train

 

 

Inputs

NC - number of cars including the lead car

 

Outputs

DragCoef_Train - drag coefficient [-]

 

Reference:

Joseph A Schetz

"AERODYNAMICS OF HIGH-SPEED TRAINS"

Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. 2001. 33:371-414

 

Example:

C_d=DragCoef_Train(15)

 

{Solution: 

C_d=2.77

}

 

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