Hyperloop

Introduction

It is clear that human ambitions have no specific limit, especially in the field of means of transportation that he uses to move from one place to another to fulfill his interests and needs, as he always seeks to develop his means of transportation to save time and effort and also provide a factor of safety and comfort.

We are all fully aware of the stages of development of human transportation, whether at sea (ships), in the air (airplanes) or on land (cars - trains and others). Today we are talking about the latest developments that humans have reached in a means of transportation, which is called the hyperloop in short. The credit for the idea of ​​the hyperloop and its design goes to the engineer "Elon Musk" with his brilliant mind.

Who made his idea open source, as he gave global companies the opportunity to develop this idea. Indeed, more than one company entered the development.

* What is the hyperloop?

- It is a set of tubes that integrate with each other and inside it runs a capsule that resembles one of the train units, but this capsule is very fast as its speed reaches 1200 km/h, which is close to the speed of sound, which reaches 1368 km/h. Therefore, its speed is several times the speed of the train and the speed of the plane.

* The mechanism of the hyperloop

- This capsule gains this speed from the fact that it is launched in a tube with low air pressure, which helps the capsule float for several inches. It also depends on an electric motor that derives its charge from solar energy. This motor creates a magnetic field.

*Hyperloop and its relationship to the environment

- The hyperloop is environmentally friendly as it does not emit any pollutants into the atmosphere because it depends on an electric motor charged with solar energy, which is clean energy in itself.

- It will also reduce congestion in large cities as it will reduce the time of using transportation due to the succession of capsule trips one after the other. As one capsule can be launched every 30 seconds without any problems. As the capsule's capacity is 20 passengers at a time.

* The relationship of the hyperloop to global trade.

- Hyperloop capsules can be used effectively to transport goods between commercial cities. Implementation has already begun in the United States of America. Implementation will take place in India, which wants to use the hyperloop to connect its commercial cities.

*Hyperloop and its relationship to the safety factor.

- The Hyperloop is expected to provide a great deal of safety as its capsules will be safe from external weather fluctuations such as rain, wind, ice, etc.

- Each capsule will also carry more than one backup lithium-ion battery in case of a power outage, which will help the capsule reach its station safely.

- There is no room for human error as the Hyperloop will be managed through a closed system that is completely computerized.

* Hyperloop and its relationship to cost.

- The cost of a single tube is relatively large as it is equivalent to 10% of the cost of regular trains, but this is the cost required at the beginning, but the cost of operating and maintaining the Hyperloop is much less. In the long run, passenger tickets will cover this cost.

Conclusion

- No one denies the positivity and effectiveness of the Hyperloop as one of the promising means of transportation that will save time and effort, and thus save money, and provide comfort and safety factors for its passengers, and will also help promote global trade by linking commercial cities.

- All this has made many countries compete to implement this promising technology on their lands.