Hyperloop is a proposed mode of transportation involving floating pods traveling in low-pressure tubes at high speeds of over 700 mph. It uses magnetic levitation and a low-pressure environment to reduce friction, allowing for faster travel times than traditional rail. Key components include the low-pressure tube, capsules containing passengers, an electromagnetic launch system, and airlocks at stations. Advantages include higher speeds, lower costs, reduced pollution, and increased safety compared to other modes of transport. Further development is needed in areas like passenger capacity, safety features, and station design.
2. CONTENTS
Introduction
What is Hyperloop ?
Main parts of Hyperloop system
Air locking system
Advantages and Disadvantages
Conclusion
Future work
3. INTRODUCTION
Today’s conventional modes of transportation of people consists of four unique
types : rail,road,water and air.These modes of transportation realtively
slow(e.g,road and water),expensive(e.g,air)or a combination of relatively slow and
expensive(i.e rail).
Hyperloop is a new mode of transportation that seeks to change this pattern by
being both fast and inexpensive for people and goods.
The rout firstly proposed for this mega project was Los Angles to San Francisco
about 350 miles.
4. WHAT IS HYPERLOOP ?
Hyperloop is an ultra-high-speed ground transportation system proposed in 2013 by
Elon Musk, cofounder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and founder of space transport
company SpaceX.
In other words it is a proposed mode of passenger and/or freight transportation, first
used to describe an open-source vactrain design released by a joint team from Tesla
and SpaceX. ... SpaceX built an approximately 1-mile-long (1.6 km) subscale track for
its pod design competition at its headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
Hyperloop pods ride in a solar-powered, elevated air tube that for long distances
would mostly follow an existing highway. To reduce resistance, a low pressure
environment is created within the tube.
5. MAIN PARTS OF HYPERLOOP
Low Pressure Tube.
Capsule.
Electromagetic
Launch System.
Axial Compressure.
Suspension.
6. LOW PRESURE TUBE :
The tube is made of steel.
The pressure inside tube is 100Pa(equivalent to flying about 150,000Feet altitude).
Pylons are placed 30m to be support the tube.
7. CAPSULE :
Sealed capsule carrying 28 passengers.
The capsule is supported via thrust bearing that operate using a compressed air
reservoir and aerodynamic lift.
8. AXIAL COMPRESSOR :
The compressor is fitted at the front side of capsule.
Air is compressed with a pressure ratio 20:1.
The compressor allows the capsule to traverse to the low pressure tube without
checking the air flow that travels between tube walls and capsule.
Stream lines for capsule traveling at high supersonic velocities inside hyperloop.
9. SUSPENSION :
Thrust bearing offer stability and extremely low drag.
Compressor pressurized air and aerodynamic lift provide better lift to capsule(0.5 to
1.3mm).
Independent mechanical suspension are provided for smooth ride of passengers.
10. WORKING OF HYPERLOOP SYSTEM ?
The hyperloop is nothing but a Maglev train enclosed in a tube in which there is
very little air pressure and hence almost no air resistance.
The working principle is same as that of a maglev train i.e. the train is levitated
and propelled forward using powerful electromagnets.
For example: It works same as when we drink a cold drink with a straw.We suck
the liquid inside a container to our mouth by creating a negative pressure with
respect to a higher atmospheric pressure. As we know that the concept of
diffusion, particle moves from higher energy to a lower energy. Likewise,
hyperloop system create an artificial high negative pressure to pull the capsule in
forward direction.
11. AIRLOCK :
The tube has lower pressure than the station.
So in order to maintain speed we need to apply airlock.
12. ADVANTAGES :
Faster.
Lower cost.
Pollution free.
Immune to wheather.
Safer.
Resistant to earthquakes.
Powered by solar panel.
13. DISADVANTAGES :
Tube pressurization.
Turning will be critical(with large radius).
Insufficient movable space for passenger.
High speed causes dizziness in some passengers.
14. CONCLUSION
As it has number of advantages it will very helpful for transport as well
as goods in a very short period of time(at a top speed of 1220kmph)
and also in low cost.
It is a new concept so there is a some future work will be required for
development of this project.
By reducing the pressure of the air in the tube which reduce simple air
drag and enables the capsule to move faster than through a tube at
atmospheric pressure.
15. FUTURE WORK
Improve the passenger capacity.
Detailed station design with loading and unloading of
passengers.
Safety features improvement.
It can be used material handling deices.