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DID YOU KNOW? Being in a hyperloopvacuumcreatesanenvironmentsimilartotravellingataltitudesof60,960metres
Withtheintroductionof
magneticlevitation,trains
demonstrateda levelof
efficiencyfarbeyonddiesel.
Diesel-electricenginesrose
aboveothermethods,with
dieselenginesdrivingan
electricgenerator.
Hyperlooptrainsarebeing
testedasoursearchforthe
fastestandmostefficient
travelcontinues.
Bulletvs hyperloop
Intermsofmaximumspeed,thevacuumed
tubeofthehyperloopdefinitelywins.One
thingthetwoshareis theirmagnetic
levitation.Thehighspeedis downtofriction
reduction,andsendingpeoplehoveringjust
abovegroundviaelectromagneticattraction
appearstobethebestway.
Whenyouholdoppositemagneticpoles
neareachothertheyattracteachother,
whilethesamechargesrepel.Maglevtrains
usestrongmagnetstoraisethecarriages
abovethetracks.Therearetwotypesof
maglevtrains:thosethatuseattraction
forcesandthosethatuserepellingforces.
Whilemaglevworksinbothoftheseto
removethefrictionofwheels,bullettrains
aresignificantlyslowerduetoairresistance.
Notonlyis speedlesscompromised,but
beingencasedina tunnelgiveshyperloops
thepotentialtobebuiltundergroundinan
efficientstraightline.
Hyperlooptechnologyhasanestimated
costofatleast$6billion
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Magneticsystem
Electromagnetsfittedaround
thesideofthetrainpodsare
attractedtomagnetsinsidethe
tube,creatingtheinitialpull
movementalongthetube.
Reducingdrag
Beingencasedinsidea
low-pressuretube– similarto
a vacuum– eliminatesthe
resistanceexperiencedon
trainsrunningoutin theopen.
Suspendedtravel
Balancedbythemagnetic
forces,whentravellingin the
tubethepassengers’capsule
is floatingin thegap.
Sustainableelectricity
Hyperloopscouldbefittedwith
solarpanelsabovethetubeto
createelectricity.Withlessfriction
tocombat,higherspeedscanbe
createdusinglesspower.
Protectivetube
Encapsulatedin a tube,the
structureenablesroutesto
takepassengersboth
aboveandbelowground.
Japan’s Shinkansen train
passes the famous Mount Fuji
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