Tesla, an American electric vehicle company, and ET3, an American technology company, both announced the plan of "transportation of vacuum tube steel". Tesla named it "super high-speed rail" and ET3 was called "capsule-eating" train because it looked like a capsule. According to ET3, engineers will build a fixed vacuum pipeline on the ground, similar to a railway track, and place a "capsule" train in the pipeline. The capsule high-speed train looks like a space capsule, with a single weight of 183 kg, which is lighter than a car and is about 4.87 meters long, and can accommodate 4 to 5 passengers.
The "capsule" train "floats" in the vacuum pipeline, and the cockpit is started by the ejection device like a cannonball and goes to the destination without interruption. Because the running space is vacuum and there is no friction, the maximum running speed of the "capsule toy" car may reach 5000 kilometers per hour. In this way, it takes only 36 minutes from new york to LA, 2 hours from new york and 3 hours to travel around the world. [4]
According to media reports, Tesla will announce the specific plan of "Super High Speed Rail", and ET3 plans to build a simulation system with a length of 4.8 kilometers and a speed of 6,500 kilometers per hour for testing before the end of the year. [2]
In 20 13, elon musk put forward the super high-speed rail plan. He thought that the super high-speed rail could transport passengers at a super high speed of 1200 km [1].
On August 2065438+2003 12, Musk put another ultra-high-speed intercity vehicle "Hyperloop" that he had been brewing for a long time on the table. For now, the "super cycle" system is just an idea, and Musk is planning to apply for a patent for this idea.
He said that the "Super Ring Road" is an ultra-high-speed urban transportation system driven by solar energy, and passengers can arrive in San Francisco from Los Angeles within 30 minutes. In 20 13 years, it takes passengers 1 hour to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco. [5]
According to official documents, the high-speed rail project from Los Angeles to San Francisco will cost nearly 70 billion US dollars, but Musk said that to build a "super loop" transportation system from Los Angeles to San Francisco, if only passengers are transported, only 60 billion US dollars will be needed, and if people, goods and vehicles are transported, only 75 billion US dollars will be needed. However, Musk also said that this mode of transportation is only suitable for cities with a distance less than 1.609 km.
At the same time, an ET3 company in Colorado, USA, has started research and development. Previously, the company released a project idea called vacuum tube transportation, and its principle and effect are the goals pursued by the "super loop". [5]
According to reports, in the previous test, the speed of the super high-speed rail was only 322 km/h [6].
2065438+2006 65438+ 10, Rob Lloyd, the new CEO of Hyperloop Technologies, said that the first super high-speed rail pipeline of Hyperloop Technologies had started to break ground in northern Las Vegas. The total length of the test track is 2 miles (about 3.2 kilometers). If everything goes according to plan, it is expected that the manned test will be carried out at the end of 20 16. [7]
The super high-speed rail propulsion system of American startup Hyperloop One was successfully tested outdoors for the first time. The 3-meter-long experimental "pulley" ran on the paved track for 2 seconds. After the final speed reached 400 mph (about 640 km/h), it hit the sand pile 9 1 m away and slowed down.
The propulsion system test is located in the Nevada desert north of Las Vegas. According to the final idea, the super high-speed rail will run in a closed vacuum pipeline or a low-pressure pipeline with a top speed of 760 miles per hour (about 1230 km/h). However, Rob Lloyd, CEO of Hyperloop One, said that the comprehensive testing will wait until the end of 20 16.
"The main test hardware and system. Our goal now is to accelerate to 400 miles per hour in two seconds. At the end of this year, we hope to conduct a complete test and use our acceleration pipeline. " Brogan BamBrogan Kharkiv Oblast, co-founder and chief technology officer of Hyperloop One, revealed. [8]
Passengers who take the super high-speed rail will not feel the acceleration, because the acceleration is gradual. When the top speed reaches 760 miles per hour, the journey between San Francisco and Los Angeles takes only 30 minutes.
At that time, the experiment will be carried out in this desert. The research team will build a 3-mile-long track, and a cable tower will hang the supporting pipeline on the ground. "This is the birthplace of super high-speed rail." Bambu Rohan of Kharkov said.
Previously in Los Angeles, Hyperloop One also tested different suspension methods, mainly based on passive magnetic levitation technology, and now it is applied to high-speed magnetic levitation trains in Europe and Asia. Lloyd believes that "if the results obtained from this test can be replicated, the super high-speed rail can carry goods in 20 19 and transport passengers in 202 1 year."
According to Hyperloop One, passengers on the super high-speed rail will not feel the acceleration, because the acceleration is gradual. When the top speed reaches 760 miles per hour, the journey between San Francisco and Los Angeles takes only 30 minutes. Compared with traditional means of transportation, it takes six hours to drive, and the traditional train takes a whole day.
Tesla, an American electric vehicle company, and ET3, an American technology company, both announced the plan of "transportation of vacuum tube steel". Tesla named it "super high-speed rail" and ET3 was called "capsule-eating" train because it looked like a capsule. According to ET3, engineers will build a fixed vacuum pipeline on the ground, similar to a railway track, and place a "capsule" train in the pipeline. The capsule high-speed train looks like a space capsule, with a single weight of 183 kg, which is lighter than a car and is about 4.87 meters long, and can accommodate 4 to 5 passengers.
The "capsule" train "floats" in the vacuum pipeline, and the cockpit is started by the ejection device like a cannonball and goes to the destination without interruption. Because the running space is vacuum and there is no friction, the running speed of the "capsule toy" car may reach 500 kilometers per hour. In this way, it takes only 36 minutes from new york to LA, 2 hours from new york and 3 hours to travel around the world.
According to media reports, Tesla will announce the specific plan of "Super High Speed Rail", and ET3 plans to build a simulation system with a length of 4.8 kilometers and a speed of 6,500 kilometers per hour for testing before the end of the year.
ET3, a company in Colorado, USA, is building a three-mile long vacuum pipeline transportation system with a speed of up to 40,000 miles per hour. Derek Oster, the designer responsible for setting the specific details, is a mechanical engineer in Florida, USA. In order to concentrate on the research and development of vacuum pipeline transportation, the Osters resigned from other positions where they could get a higher salary.
It is understood that ET3 is carrying out a project called "High-altitude Pipeline Transportation". According to the designer's expectation, the project will reach an amazing speed of 6,500 kilometers per hour. If passengers take a vacuum tube, it takes only 5 minutes from new york to LA, 2 hours from new york to Peking, and 6 hours to travel around the world.
According to the designer, this kind of high-altitude pipeline transport vehicle is like a "capsule". Each capsule is placed in a pipe and fired like a cannonball to its destination.
In order to let the public know more information, the company also published more design details of the "capsules" on its website: each "capsule" weighs 183kg, is long 16 feet (4.87 meters), can accommodate 4 to 5 passengers, and has a cargo hold for storing luggage. Like the high-speed railway, the pipeline connecting two destinations will be built on the ground.
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During the Cold War, there was a struggle between East and West, and there was also a plane called Concorde that could fly at Mach 2.02.
It was a loss in the first few years, and then the price increase barely maintained. Finally, it was grounded due to mechanical reasons, pollution and other factors.
Transportation in different countries should be formulated according to local conditions, rather than blindly seeking speed.
It seems that in densely populated or developing countries, you can play high-speed rail, OK, no problem.
It seems that Tokyo, Japan has a very dense population and is very suitable for using bullet trains. In addition, there are a large number of floating population in our country every year. They need to go home and their wages are not high. It is impossible for everyone to grab tickets and fly, and the plane will be delayed because of the weather, so it is relatively better to develop high-speed rail.
But you said that high-speed rail should be built in these places in the United States. First of all, the per capita income in the United States is good. It is affordable to fly. What is important is that foreigners are affordable, otherwise Concorde will not die so miserably. The construction cost of building a super high-speed rail is high, and the fare will definitely not be low. Fortunately, Concorde is a plane flying in a world without orbit, but what about the super high-speed rail? It is necessary not only to lay the track and maintain it, but also to design and dismantle it. In America, you don't have to have money to demolish a house. There are nail households in the United States, and it is not uncommon for many large shopping malls to change their architectural drawings because of nail households.
In addition, many Americans are used to flying. To be honest, the United States has a vast territory and a sparsely populated area, and there is no such great demand. It has been built, and it may not be invested because of losses. It is very difficult to raise funds in the United States, and Wall Street put money into cheap and efficient Boeing aircraft.
If you want to operate the super high-speed rail in the United States, you may have to be faster than the plane, at least 2.02 times the speed of sound of Concorde, and the fare is definitely higher than Concorde. As a status symbol, the ticket price is much higher, and it has to travel across the country, to Britain and other countries. Otherwise, it will be difficult to make a profit if there are only domestic lines. . .
Generally speaking, it is difficult for you to persuade a group of people who are used to flying to take the train. . .