The Open Electrical & Electronic Engineering Journal

2014, 8 : 124-132
Published online 2014 September 29. DOI: 10.2174/1874129001408010124
Publisher ID: TOEEJ-8-124

Three Dimensional Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Different Subway Tunnels Stray Current Fields

Guo Wang and Xiao-Xiang Pei
School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.

ABSTRACT

In order to analyze the distribution rules and influence of stray current on subway rectangulartunneland subway Shield tunnel, threedimensional models were built separately. By changing the values of carry-current, ansys was used toanalyzeunder different geological conditions.Simulations show that the potential attenuation is nonlinear from the subway tunnel to the surrounding underground.The potential of the same location of surrounding media is different with different carry-current.The amount of leakage stray current of rectangular tunnel is less than Shield tunnel under same geological condition and same carry-current. Each points stray current in situation of surrounding soil media subway tunnel shield can be analyzed by the three-dimensional finite element model, and provide the basis for the protection range of stray current and the protection at a specific location.

Keywords:

Ansys, Subway rectangulartunnel, tunnel, stray current field, three dimensional model.