International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Volume: 04 Issue: 04 | Apr -2017
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Hyperloop Transportation System Rajshri Tukaram Shinde1, Vaishnavi Balasaheb Raijade2, Abhishek Sunil Lahare3, Vijay B. Sarode4 1,2,3Student,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Guru Gobind Singh College Of Engineering & Research Centre, Nashik, India 4Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Guru Gobind Singh College Of Engineering & Research Centre, Nashik, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract – The conventional modes of transportation of
900 miles, supersonic travel is unfeasible, as most of the journey would be spent ascending and descending (the slowest parts of a flight.) Given these issues, the Hyperloop aims to make a cost-effective, high speed transportation system for use at moderate distances. The Hyperloop tubes would have solar panels installed on the roof, allowing for a clean and self-powering system.
people consists of four unique types and that are rail, road, water, and air. These modes of transport tend to be either relatively slow, expensive or a combination of both. Hyperloop is a new mode of transport that seeks to change this pattern by being both fast and inexpensive for people and goods. Hyperloop is a proposed mode of passenger and freight transportation that propels a capsule-like vehicle through a near-vacuum tube at more than airline speed. The pods would accelerate to cruising speed gradually using a linear electric motor and glide above their track using passive magnetic levitation or air bearings. Hyperloop consists of a low pressure tube with capsules that are transported at both low and high speeds throughout the length of the tube. The capsules are supported on a cushion of air, featuring pressurized air and aerodynamic lift. Passengers may enter and exit Hyperloop at stations located either at the ends of the tube, or branches along the tube length. It quickly becomes apparent just how dramatically the Hyperloop could change transportation, road congestion and minimize the carbon footprint globally. With the Hyperloop, extremely fast, inexpensive intercity travel would be widely accessible. If both people and goods can move more quickly and comparatively cheaply, rapid growth is a logical outcome.
2. INTRODUCTION Hyperloop is a completely new mode of fastest transportation. Hyperloop is firstly proposed by Elon musk and a team of engineer from Tesla Motors and the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation in August 2013. The concept of hyperloop includes travelling people from one place to another place in a capsule which is propelling at a very high speed. We can also called hyperloop as a solar powered transportation system and it is an alternative of high speed train. Basically hyperloop is magnetically levitated train which runs inside a long tube or pipe. It consists of low pressure tube with capsule that is transported at both low and high speeds. It is driven by linear induction motor and compressor. It includes 28 passenger pods. For propulsion, magnetic accelerators will be planted along the length of the tube, propelling the pods forward. The tubes would house a low pressure environment, surrounding the pod with a cushion of air that permits the pod to move safely at such high speeds, like a puck gliding over an air hockey table. Given the tight quarters in the tube, pressure buildup in front of the pod could be a problem. The tube needs a system to keep air from building up in this way. Musk’s design recommends an air compressor on the front of the pod that will move air from the front to the tail, keeping it aloft and preventing pressure building up due to air displacement. A one way trip on the Hyperloop is projected to take about 35 minutes (for comparison, traveling the same distance by car takes roughly six hours.) Passengers may enter and exit Hyperloop at stations located either at the ends of the tube, or branches along the tube length.
Key Words: Hyperloop, Propels, Vacuum Tube, Capsule, Passive Magnetic Levitation, Air Bearings
1. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION As we know that there are four modes of conventional transportation. First is rail which is relatively slow and expensive another is road and water which is relatively slow and next is air which is too expensive. Road travel is particularly problematic, given carbon emissions and the fluctuating price of oil. As the environmental dangers of energy consumption continue to worsen, mass transit will be crucial in the years to come. Developments in high-speed rail have historically been impeded by the difficulties in managing friction and air resistance, both of which become substantial when vehicles approach high speeds. Rail travel is relatively energy efficient and offers the most environmentally friendly option, but is too slow and expensive to be massively adopted. At distances less than
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3. LITERATURE SURVEY Ahmed Hodaib, Samar F. Abdel Fattah (May 2016), discussed the design of a hyperloop capsule with linear induction
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