Table 4

Sensitivity of critical design parameters to aerodynamic coefficients

10−4
Design parameterSensitivity to the aerodynamic drag coefficient of the trainSensitivity to the aerodynamic lift coefficient of the leading carSensitivity to the aerodynamic drag coefficient of the trailing car
w1−18.7−17.1−17.3
w2−3.5−15.2−16.0
w31.43.73.2
w4−1.3−4.56.5
w5−2.5−10.2−11.0
w63.715.520.0
w7−4.0−16.0−14.6
w84.628.833.8
w9−4.2−10.5−8.6
w102.15.65.8
w111.1−0.9−0.7
w121.2−2.6−1.4

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