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The futuristic transport system Hyperloop has come a long way since entrepreneur Elon Musk proposed a "fifth mode of transport" after planes, trains, cars and boats in 2012. The concept, in which commuters are whisked through a tube at speeds in excess of 700mph, has developed rapidly with inventors and investors giving their backing.
Concept: Hyperloop is a proposed system of transport that would see pods or containers travel at high speeds through a tube that has been pumped into a near-vacuum. The train pods would either float using magnetic levitation technology or float using air caster "skis". It is based on vactrain concept which employs magnetically levitating trains in the form of capsules in the evacuated (airless) or partly evacuated tubes.
With so little friction in the tunnel, the pods would be able to travel at immense speeds with projected top speeds of 760mph. The pod would initially launch using an electric motor before levitation takes place and the pod can glide at cruising speed in the low-pressure environment. Tunnels for the Hyperloop would be built either above or below ground, at only around 3m in diameter, taking up a smaller ground footprint than traditional rail and road.
History: The idea of travelling through a vacuum tube and been around for more than 100 years. In fact, some of the very first underground railways in the UK ran using an air pressure system. But the current idea for the Hyperloop came from Elon Musk, the entepreneur behind PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX in 2012. The idea is that the capsule would whiz from LA to San Francisco in only 35 minutes (compared with 3 hours and 10 minutes for the planned CA high-speed railway).
Advantages of Hyperloop Technology:
Challenges or disadvantages of Hyperloop Technology:
Hyperloop in India: India's first Hyperloop project is coming up in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Elon Musk's revolutionary transport idea will be connecting the city centres, Vijayawada and Amaravati. The Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) for furthering the project and making it happen. The project will be funded from a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.
The barriers to Hyperloop becoming a reality are enormous. The idea could reduce journey times over long distances, but there are many challenges to overcome before any such project can become a reality. It is still in trial stages in different countries and has currently never been implemented anywhere in the world yet.
By: Dr. Vivek Rana ProfileResourcesReport error
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