Hyperloop
- 2. What is Hyperloop ? Hyperloop is a new form of ground transport currently in development by a number of companies, which could see passengers travelling at 700 miles an hour in floating pods within low-pressure tubes.
- 3. History Of Hyperloop Hyperloop is a hi-tech, superfast transport concept that is the brainchild of Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk. He outlined the idea of the transport system in august 2013 research paper called Hyperloop Alpha. Although, The idea of using low pressure or vacuum tubes as part of a transport system has a long heritage. The Crystal Palace pneumatic railway used air pressure to push a wagon uphill (and a vacuum to drag it back down) way back in Victorian south London in 1864
- 4. History Of Hyperloop Similar systems using pneumatic tubes to send mail and packages between buildings have been in use since the late nineteenth century In 1910, American rocket pioneer Robert Goddard designed a train that would go from Boston to New York in just 12 minutes.
- 5. Science Behind Hyperloop Hyperloop will work on the basic principles of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and electro magnetic induction. Working can be divided into two things-1) Hyperloop tubes. 2) Hyperloop Capsules. Hyperloop Capsule Hyperloop Tube
- 6. Science Behind Hyperloop Hyperloop Capsules:- In order for the pods to travel this quickly, there must be some way to alleviate friction forces between the pod and the tube. One possible mechanism is magnetic levitation: using very large permanent magnets to suspend the pod above the bottom of the tube A second possible method is using a cushion of air to support pods, eliminating rolling resistance. E.g.. Air bearings in air hockey table.
- 7. Science Behind Hyperloop Air Hockey Second Method explanation
- 8. Science Behind Hyperloop Hyperloop Tube:- Its working will be like ELECTRIC LINEAR MOTOR ,THAT IS, CAPSULE(POD) WILL BEHAVE AS ROTOR AND TUBE AS STATOR. Very Low pressure in Hyperloop tube.
- 9. Science Behind Hyperloop (Working) If the cross-sectional area of the tube would be very close to the cross-sectional area of the pods, so that the walls of the pod are close to the walls of the tube. It will behave same as syringe., achieving maximum speed. it pushes the entire column of air in front of it, rather than letting the air flow around it. Since the tube would be hundreds of miles long, this effect would immensely throttle maximum pod speed.
- 10. Science Behind Hyperloop (Working) However , that will lead to choking of the flow described as kantrowitz limit. To overcome this problem, the ideal pod will be engineered with an electric compressor fan on the nose of the pod This will function to pump high-pressure air from in front of the pod to behind the pod. By pumping air underneath the pod, this would serve the dual purpose of providing the "air hockey table" air-cushion suspension effect.
- 11. Source Of Power The pods will get their velocity from an external linear electric motor comes in; effectively a round induction motor rolled flat. the Hyperloop would be powered by solar panels placed on the top of the tube which would allow it to generate more energy than it needed for operation.
- 12. Features Of Hyperloop It is lower cost and more energy efficient because, among other things, the track doesn't need to provide power to the pods continuously. The pods(capsules) will leave every 30 seconds, it will be more on demand service. It's also potentially two or three times faster than even high-speed rail (and ten times the speed of regular rail services).
- 13. Features Of Hyperloop Each capsule could carry 28 passengers (other versions aim to carry up to 40) plus some luggage; another version of the pods could carry cargo and vehicles It has very low power consumption It is immune to bad weather conditions. It is resistant to earthquakes.
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- 15. Hyperloop Services Hyperloop is an open system. in his Hyperloop Alpha paper Musk noted that a number of areas still remained to be resolved including the control mechanism for Hyperloop capsules; station designs with loading and unloading of both passenger and passenger-plus-vehicle versions of the Hyperloop capsules; comparisons of Hyperloop with more conventional magnetic levitation systems; and testing to demonstrate the physics of Hyperloop.
- 16. Hyperloop Services There are now a number of companies working to turn the idea into reality, including startups and others that have been working on the idea for some time already. Among them are Virgin Hyperloop One, HTT, Transpod, Arrivo and more. Potential routes include New York to Washington DC, Pune to Mumbai, Kansas City to St Louis, Bratislava to Brno, Vijayawada to Amravati, and many more.
- 17. Virgin Hyperloop One It was founded in June 2014 and has over 300 staff, and has raised $295m with the aim of building an operational system by 2021. It is the most successful hyperloop service, already completed building and testing of tubes and capsules of transportation size(max capacity of 28 passengers) and attained the highest speed of 240mph. In February, the company announced plans for the Indian state of Maharashtra to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai beginning with an operational demonstration track.
- 18. Hyperloop In INDIA Virgin Hyperloop One said the construction of the full Pune-Mumbai route -- a 25-minute journey -- would take place in five to seven years. Not only this, htt(Hyperloop transport technology) has already Signed memoranda with Andhra Pradesh economic development board for hyperloop between Vijayawada and Amaravati. Hyperloop between Delhi to Mumbai, banguluru to Chennai is also under talks.
- 19. Drawbacks of Hyperloop High speed of capsule (almost at speed of sound) may cause dizziness to the passengers travelling due to vibration and jostling. initial cost of investment to have the system in place is very high. The long vacuum chamber manufacturing requires more technical skills. As hyperloop uses steel for track, it expands and changes shape when outside temperature is changed. This may destroy the track of hyperloop technology. This needs to be considered while designing the system based on environment of the location where it is being deployed