Super-speed Hyperloop; Travel from Bangalore to Hyderabad in an hour at <1500 Rs
American Entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX suggested low-pressure filled tube-like structure for superfast traveling between two cities separated by distance of less than thousand kilometers. His idea is to provide friction-free duct-like chamber for passenger-seated pods/capsules and even cars fitted with electromagnetic system supporting magnetic force. The technology is also referred as Hyperloop.
Though Elon Musk finds supersonic planes can be cheaper and faster but they are not the right choice for distances of less than thousand kilometers. Hyperloop is suggested as energy and cost-efficient replacement for high-speed bullet trains. Hyperloop is basically a low-pressure tube built over or under the ground. The concept is similar to old pneumatic tubes used to send packages across buildings. The passengers seated in a capsule or pod which is fitted with electric compressor fan on its nose to suck high-pressure air from the front to the rear. The pod is also fitted with air cushion to act as suspension system. The tube is fitted with external linear electric motor to accelerate it to subsonic speeds. When it comes to the cost of building it, Elon musk says it costs several billions of dollars to build the tube, but is going to be cheaper...
Though Elon Musk finds supersonic planes can be cheaper and faster but they are not the right choice for distances of less than thousand kilometers. Hyperloop is suggested as energy and cost-efficient replacement for high-speed bullet trains. Hyperloop is basically a low-pressure tube built over or under the ground. The concept is similar to old pneumatic tubes used to send packages across buildings. The passengers seated in a capsule or pod which is fitted with electric compressor fan on its nose to suck high-pressure air from the front to the rear. The pod is also fitted with air cushion to act as suspension system. The tube is fitted with external linear electric motor to accelerate it to subsonic speeds. When it comes to the cost of building it, Elon musk says it costs several billions of dollars to build the tube, but is going to be cheaper...
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