COMPUTER SIMULATION OF SUBWAY ENVIRONMENT

A designer-oriented computer program, designated the Single-Track Subway Environment Simulation Model, has been developed to simulate multiple train operation in a single-train subway and to provide continuous, peak, and average readings for the air velocity, temperature, and humidity throughout the stations, tunnels, and ventilation shafts. The program also provides continuous calculations of the location, velocity, and acceleration of the train(s) moving through the system. This program is intended for use in evaluating the influence of tunnel geometry, ventilation shaft design, and environmental control equipment upon airflow, temperature, and humidity in a subway. The aerodynamic portion of the program has been validated using data from a scale-model test facility.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Hoover, T E
  • Hitchcock, W W
  • Kennedy, William D
  • Guinan, J W
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 53-72
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: TE1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Aerodynamics; Computer programs; Environment; Environmental quality; Humidity; Location; Mathematical models; Railroad stations; Rapid transit; Simulation; Subways; Temperature control (Structures); Tunnels; Urban transportation; Velocity; Ventilation systems; Wind
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway environment; Wind velocity
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044829
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper 9518
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 16 1982 12:00AM