Study of the variation of the leading edge of a railway crane on the aerodynamic characteristics

Authors

  • Willy Hardi Vernando Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
  • Andre Kurniawan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
  • Randi Purnama Putra Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
  • Mirta Widia Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Malaysia Centre for Advanced Industrial Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58712/jerel.v3i2.145

Keywords:

Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Responsible consumption and production, Simulation research, Train design

Abstract

The front body design of the railway crane is flat or bluff type. The design causes a large drag, so the railway crane requires high fuel consumption to drive. Therefore, this study aims to modify the front body of the railway crane by applying the shape of the leading edge to reduce drag. This research also investigates the effect of leading-edge angles on aerodynamic characteristics. The method used is computational fluid dynamics, using the flow simulation feature of the Solidworks research licence software. This study considered three variations of leading edge angle (40°, 45° and 50°). The simulation results show that the larger the leading edge angle, the lower the drag coefficient value. In addition, the simulation shows that there is a high air pressure at the front of the railway crane with the bluff shape, while the modified railway crane with the leading edge applied has a lower air pressure at the front. Furthermore, the results and discussion in this article present the simulation results showing the velocity streamline and pressure contour of each model.

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Published

2024-07-28

How to Cite

Vernando, W. H., Kurniawan, A., Putra, R. P., & Widia, M. (2024). Study of the variation of the leading edge of a railway crane on the aerodynamic characteristics. Journal of Engineering Researcher and Lecturer, 3(2), 65–72. https://doi.org/10.58712/jerel.v3i2.145

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Regular Issue

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Engineering

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