Aug 01, 2017 the hyperloop vehicle is a conceptual mode of transportation in which a pod travels at high speed through a lowpressure tunnel to minimize the aerodynamic drag. Hyperloop transportation system rajshri tukaram shinde1, vaishnavi balasaheb raijade2, abhishek sunil lahare3, vijay b. Elon musk reveals design for highspeed transit system hyperloop the ceo of spacex and tesla motors published his research plan earlier today. This white paper discusses a hyperloop pod that travels at 1220 kmhin a. Transportation planning casebookhyperloop wikibooks. I apologize in advance for my loose use of language and imperfect analogies. The hyperloop alpha was released as an open source design.
The word mark hyperloop, applicable to highspeed transportation of goods in tubes was issued to spacex on april 4, 2017. We were also awarded 1st place overall at design weekend in january 2016. Opensource conceptual sizing models for the hyperloop. On august 12, 20 elon musk published a 58page white paper on the website of his rocket manufacturing company, spacex. The purpose of the company is to design and test the hyperloop, and its ultimate goal is to implement the system in california. Although it was effectively the case before, since 2008 pdf is an open format. The hyperloop vehicle is a conceptual mode of transportation in which a pod travels at high speed through a lowpressure tunnel to minimize the aerodynamic drag. Transportation planning casebookhyperloop wikibooks, open. The second section is for those with a technical background. Caplan massachusetts institute of technology, cambridge, ma, 029 the hyperloop is a groundbased transportation system concept slated to drastically. Hyperloop alpha concept used a linear induction motor to get up to speed.
Technical proposal for the design and development of the hyperloop operating system including discussion of pod, and tube design. Hyperloop alpha spacex pdf book manual free download. Elon musk reveals design for highspeed transit system hyperloop. Hyperloop one engineering and product teams worked with the awardwinning architects and designers at big to come up with these, the first conceptual renderings of a hyperloop one system in the uae. Hyperloop refers to the concept described by elon musk in his paper, hyperloop alpha, published in 20. The reduced air resistance resulting from the lowpressure environment could enable the vehicles to reach very.
Aug 12, 20 elon musk revealed the alpha design for hyperloop on monday, aug. The hyperloop or something similar is, in my opinion, the right solution for the specific case of high traffic city pairs that are less than about 1500 km or 900 miles apart. My job is currently forecasting failures and one fundamental problems i see is the spin factor. A hyperloop capsule travels in an unconventional flow regimevery low reynolds numbers with high mach numberswhich brings with. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. To propagate and develop the concept, spacex organized a competition to design and build the pod and a select few. Aug 12, 20 elon musk reveals design for highspeed transit system hyperloop the ceo of spacex and tesla motors published his research plan earlier today. The design is an exercise for our team to contribute to the hyperloop project, and we hope it stimulates discussion and.
The original hyperloop alpha proposal suggested the use of airbearings for. Chopade2 1student 2assistant professor 1,2department of mechanical engineering 1,2pimpri chinchwad college of engineering and research, ravet pune abstracthyperloop is a new mode of transport that seeks. The hyperloop pod competition is an annual competition sponsored by spacex in 20152019 where a number of student and nonstudent teams are participating to designand for some, builda subscale prototype transport vehicle to demonstrate technical feasibility of various aspects of the hyperloop concept. Tesla motors and spacex ceo elon musk released the preliminary design study for what he calls the hyperloopa new highspeed electric transportation system targeted for the the specific case of. Aerodynamic design and analysis of the hyperloop aiaa journal. In 2014, the hyperloop was an idea, a series of obscure equations sketched on a whiteboard in a garage, unintelligible to all except for rocket scientists. To travel between cities less that 1500 km apart, a bullet train in a low pressure tube is the safest, fastest, and most efficient option. Introduction hyperloop is a completely new mode of fastest. Given these issues, the hyperloop aims to make a costeffective, high speed transportation system for use at moderate distances. Conceptual sizing models for the hyperloop passenger pod pdf. Secondly, rather than using wheels like a train or car, the pods are designed to float on air skis.
These are renderings of what the highspeed transportation system could look like. The goal was to start from scratch and design a transportation that creates a way better experience for the passenger. In hyperloop, a pod will travel in a vacuum tube at high speeds as high as 1 kph, as proposed in the white paper of hyperloop alpha. In this study, the initial route, preliminary design, and logistics of the. Were a team of mit students who built a safe, scalable, and feasible pod for the spacex hyperloop competition.
It also was one of the sponsors of hyperloop pod design. Hyperloop is a conceptual transportation system designed to lower costs and travel times relative to. Additionally, members have the option to participate in various auxiliary competitions, including the hyperloop one global challenge, that support the advancement of technologies relevant to the hyperloop. In his hyperloop alpha paper, musk set out the case for a service running. The principle of magnetic levitation is that a vehicle can be suspended and propelled on a guidance track made with magnets. Paradigm took second place at the second competition in august of 2017 making us the fastest team in north america and the third fastest in. The paper, titled hyperloop alpha, detailed plans for what he had previously described as the fifth mode of transport. In this presentation, the possibilities and construction of the system is explained with the details of different components of the system. How exactly do air compressors work for the hyperloop. Hyperloop alpha, elon musks fifth mode of transportation. Hyperloop alpha intro the first several pages will attempt to describe the design in. The design of the pod test track varies significantly from the hyperloop tube design shown in the initial alphalevel hyperloop design concept document released in 20.
Its quite misleading to compare it to a binary for which source is unavailable. Elon musk had recently published hyperloop alpha, a white paper in which he outlined the technical components of a new mode of transportation that was faster, greener, and. Hyperloop is a sealed tube or system of tubes through which a pod may travel free of air resistance or friction conveying people or objects at high speed while being very efficient, thereby drastically reducing travel. Wilbur curtis company, inc service manual, alpha g3. Feb 03, 2016 a quick introduction to the hyperloop. Aerodynamic design and analysis of the hyperloop aiaa. Where did the hyperloop come from, and what was elon musks involvement. Energy hyperloop will save about 90% of hsrs energy. Technical proposal for the design and development of the hyperloop operating system including discussion of pod, and tube design, propulsion and route. The spacex hyperloop pod competition is an open challenge to student teams across the globe to design and build hyperloop test vehicles. To demonstrate this, imagine the pod as the bullet, and the tube as the barrel of the gun. Pdf aerodynamic design of the hyperloop concept researchgate. A hyperloop is a proposed mode of passenger and freight transportation, first used to describe. On the aerodynamic design of the hyperloop concept.
Aug 12, 20 the hyperloop or something similar is, in my opinion, the right solution for the specific case of high traffic city pairs that are less than about 1500 km or 900 miles apart. In 20, musk published his alpha paper which theorized that aerodynamic aluminum capsules filled with passengers or cargo could be. Since the format specifies compression, not every part of a pdf file may be easily observed in a text editor, but theres a bunch of open software that can read and edit, and produce pdf. Conceptual feasibility study of the hyperloop vehicle for. Teams compete for the ultimate prize of performing a high speed run in the spacex hypertube, in hawthorne, california. Elon musk unveils hyperloop preliminary design study. Elon musk, hyperloop, hyperloop alpha document, hyperloop technical design analysis, hyperloop feasibility analysis, hyperloop comprehensive database, hcdb publisher spacex collection hyperloopdatabase. The paper, titled hyperloop alpha, detailed plans for what he. A hyperloop is a proposed mode of passenger and freight transportation, first used to describe an opensource vactrain design released by a joint team from tesla and spacex. Around that inflection point, i suspect that supersonic air travel ends up being faster and cheaper. The mit hyperloop team won the design component to this competition in january 2016, and went on to. Reduce time, work, delay, congestion, frustration, pollution.
Pdf on the aerodynamic design of the hyperloop concept. Elon musk reveals hyperloop transport system alpha design. On the aerodynamic design of the hyperloop concept max m. Elon musk revealed the alpha design for hyperloop on monday, aug. Santos coelho department of mechanical engineering, instituto superior t ecnico, university of lisbon, av. The hyperloop tubes would have solar panels installed on the roof, allowing for a clean and selfpowering system. The goal for this competition is to design and build a scaled hyperloop pod to test in a. The hyperloop alpha white paper 1 combined several historic concepts for magneticallylevitating trains 79 and spurred a great deal of public interest in the concept, something the earlier ideas were somewhat lacking.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Hyperloop one is based on a principle of magnetic levitation. The hyperloop is musks plan for a new transportation system thats faster and cheaper than a highspeed train. Each cad and any associated text, image or data is in no way sponsored by or affiliated with any company, organization or realworld item, product, or good it may purport to portray. The design is an exercise for our team to contribute to the hyperloop project, and we hope it stimulates discussion and thought on future design directions. Mar, 2020 pdf download seminar report on hyperloop one. Page 1 hyperloop alpha intro the first several pages will attempt to describe the design in everyday. Hyperloop, a concept devised by spacex, is a fifth mode of transportation 1. Acceleration thrust is from linear motors on limited sections of the track.
It used air bearing skis, with an air compressor to provide air. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Download hyperloop alpha pdf tesla motors document. Opensource conceptual sizing models for the hyperloop passenger pod je. Elon musks original proposed hyperloop alpha, which runs in a 2. Hyperloop alpha intro the first several pages will attempt to describe the design in everyday language, keeping numbers to a minimum and avoiding formulas and jargon. The reduced air resistance resulting from the lowpressure environment could. Musk has also invited feedback to see if the people can find ways to improve it. Linear accelerator concept for capsule acceleration and deceleration between 300 and 760 mph 480 and 1,220 kmh. A new mode of transportation chetan ramesh ingale1 prof. This paper discusses aerodynamic design considerations for the hyperloop pod.
The hypertube test track is designed to enable competitors who implement a wide array of designs and build pods that will test a variety of subsystem technologies that are important to new vehicle transport systems. The mit hyperloop team won the design component to this competition in january 2016, and went on to unveil the first scaled. Rovisco pais, 1049001 lisbon, portugal june 2016 abstract the hyperloop alpha, a new transportation concept idealized by elon musk, is analyzed. He released a 57page pdf that outlines his plan for the hyperloop. Read online hyperloop alpha spacex book pdf free download link book now. A look inside a new mode transportation research board. In the current paper, an aerodynamic design procedure of the hyperloop vehicle for a design competition on a halfscale track is proposed and developed. Tr news 314 marchapril 2018 16 hyperloop one built the worlds first fullscale. In 20, musk published his alpha paper which theorized that aerodynamic aluminum capsules filled with passengers or cargo could be propelled through a. Elon musk reveals design for highspeed transit system. Hyperloopalpha concept sketch of the passenger pod. Musk in a white paper hyperloop alpha in 20 with a proposed route between. It involves either passenger or freight carrying vehicles operating inside tubes with air evacuated. Jun 15, 2014 in this presentation, the possibilities and construction of the system is explained with the details of different components of the system.
The main purpose of club membership is to maintain a position on the design team to compete in the spacex hyperloop pod design competition. Nasa glenn research center, cleveland, oh hyperloop is a new mode of transportation proposed as an alternative to californias. Since then, the concept and the technology has been ambitiously adopted and advanced at pace, by a. Conceptual feasibility study of the hyperloop vehicle for nextgeneration transport. Motors revived the concept with the hyperloop alpha publication. I read the entire brief of the hyperloop alpha pdf and the concept is really interesting.
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