Posted on 04/23/2023 10:43:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
* Chinese version of Elon Musk's vision could travel up to 1,000km/h, top engineers say.
* Several major cities were considered for mega project, expected to be operational by 2035.
China is likely to build its first hyperloop train line between Shanghai and Hangzhou, according to the nation's top engineering and rail design institutes.
The 150km-long (93-mile) in-vacuum tunnel will allow maglev trains to travel at speeds of up to 1,000km/h (621mph).
The Chinese Academy of Engineering and rail authorities commissioned a "comprehensive assessment on the candidate construction sites for ultra-high speed pipeline maglev system demonstration line", and the two richest cities in the east coast emerged as winners, said scientists involved in the project in a report published in the Chinese-language journal Railway Standard Design on April 17.
The academy is responsible for providing scientific and technological advice to the Chinese government. Top scientists and engineers from the academy are directly involved in the conception, design and construction of the nation's largest infrastructure projects.
The assessment team was led by Zhang Yunjiao, a senior engineer with the state-owned China Railway Engineering Design and Consulting Group in Beijing.
An ultra-high speed pipeline maglev system - more commonly known as a hyperloop - was first proposed by entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2013. The transport system uses vacuum-sealed tubes to transport passengers and cargo.
China has taken the idea seriously because it has the potential to revolutionise transport and provide a faster, more efficient way to move people and goods.
China is already a leader in high-speed rail technology, and investing in hyperloop technology could help maintain its position as a global leader in transport innovation, according to the assessment team.
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China engineered...
China produced...
NOPE!
When they can’t even steal western EV technology for cars and and get it right, no way can they steal technology for mag-lev trains and get it right.
Chinese made ev’s “burning down the house.”
https://youtu.be/qKa8mVOe5so
SNCF (the French train company) was trying to work with California on high speed rail. They gave up due to corruption in California.
So they built railroads in North Africa. Yes that’s right. In Africa.
And many want Gavin Newsom for president.
The hyperloop was always an unworkable idea, and it still is. The concept has been around for over 100 years.
It’s no faster than an airplane. The forces on the human body would not be any greater than flying.
The carriages may do well in a vacuum. The passengers, not so much. If the coveyance in which the passengers are transported are airtight, and filled with life-sustaining air, the contraption could work....much like the capsules that transport cash and papers from the drive-thru lanes at the bank back and forth to the tellers in the bank. I think I’ll pass. My schedule’s not that tight.
Every time an American places an order with Ali Express, Shein, Walmart or Amazon, they are funding this.
James Bond (with Ms. Goodhead) after riding the Chinese Hyperloop.
What would they call it? Panda Express???
Good luck with that...
That’s written like someone in the late 1800’s would write.
So wasn’t this Elon’s idea to start with? I wonder if Biden gave them money to help build this?
Imagine a crash in the tunnel at 621mph!
The tunnel will be blown out and there would be no survivors or remains.
Vacuum tunnels require pressurized trains. = more complexity
150km @ 1000 km/hr is 9 min at speed granted they have to accelerate and decelerate.
I can’t imagine that the construction companies won’t screw something up. I think I will take the walking path.
“we in the USA can also build it.”
US cities are trash and any stations will be crime-filled.
That problem needs to be fixed first.
That all well and good, but how inclusive is the engineering process?
Were there enough LGBTQRSTR+ people involved?
Will there be places for homeless chinese to sleep on the trains?
Riding along at 600 mph on mag lev and the power goes out.....
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