Basic knowledge about Hyperloop.

1. HYPERLOOP
Submitted by – Suraj Kumar Gouda
Mtech : Transportation Engineering
Reg no - 11814427
Roll no - 13

2. CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. WHOSE IDEA ?
3. WHAT IS HYPERLOOP
4. COMPONENTS OF HYPERLOOP
5. WORKING PRINCIPLE
6. CONSTRUCTION
7. SPECIFICATIONS
8. HYPERLOOP IN INDIA
9. ADVANTAGES
10. DISADVANTAGES
11. CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION :
• A Hyperloop is a future mode of passenger as well as freight transportation .
• A Hyperloop is a sealed tube or system of tubes trough which a pod may travel free from air
resistance or friction conveying people or object at high speed while being very efficient .
• Traveling within these tubes , which are continues beams , allows the train to circumvent the air
resistance and drag force .

4. Whose idea ?
• Elon Musk , who made a fortune by founding the “PayPal” online payment
company currently runs the electric car manufacturer “Tesla Motors” and the
space exploration venture “SpaceX” He has outlined his vision for a high speed
transit system called “Hyperloop”.
• The Hyperloop Alpha concept was first published on August 2013 , Proposing
and examining a route running from the Los Angles region to the San Francisco
area .
• The paper conceived of a Hyperloop system that would propel passengers along
the 350miles(560km) route at a speed of 760mph(1200kmph) , allowing the
travel time of 35 minutes , which is considerably faster than current rail and air
travel times .

5. WHAT IS HYPERLOOP ?
• Existing conventional mode of transportation of people mainly consist of
four types road, rail, water and air. These mode of transport tend to be
either relatively slow (i.e. road and water) , expensive (i.e. air) or
combination of relatively slow and expensive .
• It is the fifth mode generation of transportation .
• This high speed train that promises travel at twice the speed of
commercial aircraft .
• If the technology can prove its promises , Hyperloop might one day
become the fastest transit option with the lowest fuel (electricity)
consumption rates .

6. COMPONENTS OF HYPEROOP :
CAPSULE /POD :
TUBE :
Hyperloop mainly consist of two components

7. CAPSULE / POD
The capsule in a Hyperloop is an enclosed component in a reduced pressure tube.
FEATURES-
• Compressor sucks the air in , propelling the pod forward .
• Two main components that helps the capsule float in the air is the compressor
and the suspension
• Capsule can travel at a maximum speed of 760mph (1200 kmph )

8. TUBES
• Hyperloop route consist of a partially evacuated cylindrical tube that connects
stations in a closed loop system .
• The tube is made of steel . Solar panels will cover the top of the tubes in order to
provide power to the system.
• To minimise the cost the Hyperloop tube will be elevated on pillars which
reduces the footprint required on the ground and construction area required .
Average spacing between the pillars is 30m.

9. WORKING PRINCIPLE :
• This UHS conceptual design make use of “Magnetic levitation” and “Linear
accelerators” as a means of propulsion .
• It has the same working principle of Air Hockey .
• The pods would accelerate to cruising speed gradually using a linear accelerator
and glide above the track using magnetic levitation .
• It levitated and propelled forward using powerful electromagnets This itself
considerably reduces losses due to friction , as the train is literally gliding over
the track and it is not in contact with the track .The absence of air in the
Hyperloop will further increase the efficiency by nearly eliminating losses due to
air drag and make it much faster .

10. Magnetic LEVITATION:
• Maglev reduces friction by removing
direct contact from the track .
• Principle:
1. Pod starts to accelerate (No levitation yet)
2. Magnets in motion induce current in the
track wiring .
3. Magnetic field created in track wiring repels
against permanent magnets in the pod ..
4. Pod starts to levitate .

11. linear Accelerator :
• Linear accelerators are constructed
along the length of the tube at various
locations to accelerate the capsule .
• Stators are mounted on the bottom of
the tube to transfer momentum to the
capsules via the linear accelerator .

12. CONSTRUCTION :
• In France , construction has begun on the first ,full scale passenger Hyperloop capsule by Hyperloop
Transportation Technologies (HTT) .
• According to Dirk Ahlborn ,CEO of HTT the first full-scale passenger capsule will be ready in 2019
which is under construction at the company’s facility in Spain.
• The original route was envisioned by Elon Musk was from the Greater Los Angles to the San Francisco
Bay area , but now France will get the honour of having the first Hyperloop passenger capsule .

13. • HTT says its test track will be built in two phases : a closed 320m system that will be
operational this year and a 1km full–scale system to be competed in 2019 .

14. • The only working model right now is a test site build by Virgin’s Hyperloop one in the Nevada
desert . The company completed the test on July 2017 and it is full-scale track that travelled at a
speed of 192mph (310kmph) during the test .

15. SPECIFICATIONS :
• Length – 98.5 feet (30m)
• Diameter – 9 feet (2.7m)
• Passengers – 28-30
• Speed – 970-1200kmph
• The doors on each side will open in gullwing or possibly sliding manner to allow easy access during
loading and unloading .
• The luggage compartment will be at the front or at the rear of the capsule .

16. HYPERLOOP IN INDIA :
• During the test at Nevada desert the CM of Maharashtra (India) was present at
the site .
• The company has signed an agreement to built a Hyperloop route between
Mumbai to Pune , beginning with an operational demonstration track .

17. ADVANTEGES :
• Safer
• Fast (air)
• Lower cost at this kind of speed
• More convenient
• Immune to weather
• Sustainable (uses solar power)
• Resistance to earthquakes
• Decrease the frictional losses that occur at subsonic speed

18. DISADVANTAGES :
• High cost (initial cost of machine and tools)
• Complicated and time consuming process
• Complex repair process
• Punctured tunnels could cause shock waves
• High speed might cause dizziness in some passengers

19. CONCLUSION :
As it has a numbers of advantages it will be very helpful for transportation of public
as well as goods in a very short time and less cost . It is new concept so there is
some future work will be required for development of this project.