Development of Methods for Virtual Exterior Noise Validation

Simulating the exterior noise levels created by the train equipment requires a good representation of the equipment integration, the noise propagation, the ground reflection and, for some cases, the diffraction in the different train surfaces. In the framework of the European project Shift2Rail program S2R-CFM-CCA-01-2019 Energy and Noise and Vibration, the state-of-the-art of the exterior noise of rolling stock vehicle simulation is being compared between railway manufacturers and operators and the advanced techniques proposed by the consortium Open Call project S2R-OC-CCA-01-2019 (TRANSIT https://transit-prj.eu ). With respect to previous work done in the same direction (ACOUTRAIN https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/284877/reporting/es , SILENCE http://www.silence-ip.org , FINE-1 https://projects.shift2rail.org/s2r_ipcc_n.aspx?p=FINE%201 ), the focus of the work is on the train integration effects of equipment in a rolling stock.