The effects of mounting arrangement of yaw damper on running stability.

Abstract

E6 series Shinkansen train has the convenient feature which can operate seamlessly through Shinkansen section and conventional-line section. In order to operate at higher speed, both the running stability at high-speed operation and the curving performance during the sharp curve passage are required. In terms of the environment noise reduction, it is also necessary to reduce the noise from bogies by mounting soundproof covers. The authors studied on proper arranging position of yaw dampers fit into bogie covers. As a result, the authors clarified that the running stability of the proposed serial mount method was equal to the current method (parallel mount) and the riding quality of the serial mount was slightly better than the current one.