SEMINAR ON

HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGY

SUBMITTED BY
ADITYA SHANKARRAO THOKAL
[16ME550]

GUIDED BY – PROF. M. D. AYAZ AFSAR

(LECT. IN MECH. ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC
AMRAVATI
2018-19
Technical Presentation
on

The Hyperloop
 CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Concept
• Main parts of Hyperloop
• Working
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Future Scope
• Conclusion
• Reference
 INTRODUCTION
Today's conventional modes of transportation people consists of
four unique types : Road, Water, Air, Rail.

These modes of transport tend to be either relatively slow ,expensive or a

combination of relatively slow and expensive .
 Fifth mode of transportation
“ HYPERLOOP ”
Hyperloop is a new mode Of transport
which is being both fast and inexpensive for
people and goods.
 CONCEPT
• Hyperloop consists of a
 Hyperloop is firstly low pressure tube with
proposed by Elon musk capsules that are
and a team of engineer transported at both
from Tesla Motors in low and high speeds
August 2013. throughout the length
of the tube.

 This system can achieve

an average speed of 598
mph (962 km/h), and a
top speed of 760 mph
(1,220 km/h).
MAIN PARTS OF HYPERLOOP

• Capsule

• Low Pressure Tube

• Compresssor

• Propulsion System

• Air Bearings
 CAPSULE
• The capsule can carry 28 passengers at a time and it send at a very
high speed .
• It is levitated by a high pressure air cushion.
• The capsules are separated within the tube by approximately
23 miles (37 km) on average during operation.

Hyperloop passenger capsule subsystem 6

 LOW PRESSURE TUBE
 The tube is made of steel .
 Two tubes will be welded
together in a side by side
configuration to allow the
capsules to travel both
directions.

 Solar arrays will cover the top of the

tubes in order to provide power to the
system.
Pylons are placed every 100 ft (30 m)
to support the tube.
These tubes were theoretically meant to have vacuum inside
them but still practically vacuum cannot be achieved for such a
long track.

The pressure in the tube is 100pa (equivalent to flying above

150,000 feet ) .

While capsule is travelling the air

ahead of it get compressed and
increase pressure offering resistance to
capsule giving rise to Kantrowitz limit,
which can eventually stop the train but
this problem was solved by adding
compressor fan on bowl (front) of
train.
 COMPRESSOR FAN
 Compressor fans are installed on front of capsules.
 These fans suck the accumulated compressed air from front
of train and exhale it to air bearings.
 Thus, resistance is removed and no further choking because of
Kantrowitz limit is caused.

 It also supplies air to air bearing

that support the weight of the
capsule throughout the journey.
 PROPULSION
• Linear accelerators are constructed along the length of the
tube at various locations to accelerate the capsules.
• Rotor are located on the capsules and stator is located in tube
to transfer momentum to the capsules .

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 AIR BEARINGS
 Friction was another major hurdle of hyperloop,which had only
one solution to remove any surface contact between capsule and
tube i.e. it should float in air.
Air bearing are installed on surface of capsules, the air inhaled by
front of capsules compressor fan is exhaled by air beraring
providing it hovering and levitation.

Air bearing also provide

suspension to capsules so
traveling is more smooth in
hyperloop.
 WORKING OF HYPERLOOP
SYSTEM
o The air compressor fan is
fitted on front side of
capsule which sucks the
air. It transfer high
pressure air front side to
the rear side of capsule .

o It creates the air cushion around the pod, so that the pod is
suspended in the air .
 o The capsule will be propelled by
the linear induction motor .
o By the linear induction motor the
capsule send from one place to
another place.

oThe pod will be self-powered.

 By this solar panel there is
enough energy is stored in battery
packs to operate at night and is
cloudy weather for some periods
the energy is also is stored in the
form of compressed air.
o The air between the capsule acts as a cushions to prevent two
capsules from colliding within the tube.
 SPECIFICATIONS

Height : 3.66 ft ( 1.1 m )

Width : 4.50 ft ( 1.35m )
Passengers : 24-30
Speed : 760MPH ( 1236KPH)
The doors on each side will open in a gullwing (or
possibly sliding) manner to allow easy access during loading
and unloading.
The luggage compartment will be at the front or rear of
the capsule.
Time required for travelling from
San Francisco to Los Angeles
ENERGY COST PER PASSANGER FOR A JOURNY
BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANSCISOC
FOR VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
 ADVANTAGES
• Faster

• Pollution free.

• Immune to weather.

• Safer

• Resistant to Earthquakes.

• Low cost than high speed train.

• More convenient.
 DISADVANTAGES

 Tube pressurization
 Less movable space for passengers
 Turning will be critical
Experience could be frightening.
 FUTURE SCOPE

• Improve the passenger capacity.

• Detailed station designs with loading and unloading of

passenger

• Safety features improvement.

 CONCLUSION
• Hyper loop transportation system can be used over the
conventional modes of transportation that are rail, road,
water and air.

• At very high speed it provides better comfort and cost is

also low.

• By reducing the pressure of the air in the tube which

reduces simple air drag and enables the capsule to move
faster than through a tube at atmospheric pressure.
 REFERENCES

http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/hyperloop_alpha.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop
http://www.spacex.com/hyperloop
http://hyperloop.tamu.edu/