Hyperloop is not abandoned by everyone. Switzerland has just achieved the distance record during a test of its project. Everything would be perfect if it wasn’t a scale model.
The Hyperloop project seems more than moribund and yet, in Lausanne, Switzerland, researchers at EPFL continue to test the technology. They even managed to complete the longest journey ever made with the Hyperloop system. It is within the framework of the project. Unlimitedto put Linear induction motor drive for traction and levitation in sustainable hyperloop systemsthat was tested.
It is not a large scale model but a 1:12 scale vehicle that rides in a 40cm diameter tube. The length of the tube was 125.6 m, which was enough to simulate a distance of 141.6 km on a real scale. In this sense, it is the longest distance covered record. A total of 82 tests were conducted.
As a reminder, the Hyperloop theoretically allows the capsule to move through frictionless magnetic levitation. resistanceresistance ithe windthe wind Since the tube sections are below the seal and air gap. There vitessevitesse The top can be 1,200 km/h with minimal energy expenditure. During the EPFL test, pressurepressure was limited to 50 millibars and top speed was 40.7 km/h, equivalent to 488.2 km/h on the real scale.
The future is limitless – Hyperloop Day organized by EPFL and Swisspod. © Swiss Spade Technologies
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Despite notable abandonments, such as Hyperloop One which was the most advanced, plans around the technology persist. This is especially the case with China. China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (Casic) whose prototype reached a speed of 623 km/h during a short test. So much more than the Swiss Hyperloop. But if it is built on a large scale, this project Unlimited Undoubtedly, devastating facts will be exposed.
Futura already reported some technical hiccups of the technology during an expert interview. Brake and backup system safety were two major concerns. Changes of Environmental pressureEnvironmental stress And the need to maintain pressure to ensure traction cooling, or the geometry of the hyperloop track, also created problems that were difficult to overcome. Constraints that EPFL could hardly reproduce on such a small scale.
