• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2006.11b
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• pp.1282-1288
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• 2006

Upon demands for the requests of rapid, safe and comfort transit, the proven high speed bogie having not only high-quality but also good running performance is required by customer all over the railway vehicle for narrow gauge. Hereupon, the running test on roller testing rig for developed semi-high speed bogie for narrow gauge was carried out in order to verify the running performance and safety. The aim of the test is to assess the dynamic behaviour of the bogie on straight track including the running stability, ride quality, modal frequency and dynamic response.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.576-584
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• 2016

In this study, we measured the air tightness of a train using pressure variation in tunnels. To estimate the air tightness of a train is essential to comprehend the pressure variation of the cabin because air tightness is strongly related with ear discomfort. If we can determine the air tightness, we can predict the pressure variation of the cabin. Also, ear discomfort is a problem that can be caused in a high speed train, as well as in Korea's Great Train Express. In this study, we compared the various international standards for ear discomfort and estimated the air tightness of each vehicle based on experimental data obtained using the ITX, KTX and KTX-sancheon(honam) vehicles. The internal pressure variation of the trains is numerically calculated using the air tightness value. The results are good compared to the experimental results. Instead of flap type ventilation, in the future, continuous ventilation equipment will be needed for speed-up.