Maglev Train

Introduction

Hypothesis: We want to try to recreate a Maglev Train. What is a Maglev Train you may ask… The Maglev Train is a train that work by Magnetic Levitation, from there the name comes from, instead of wheels, the train use magnets in the bottom, and it is use in large distance roads.

Justify: We choose these project because we want to demonstrate a way of transporting by not wasting so much money. You may say that it could be expensive building one of these trains, but in long time use it is an economic way of transport.

Background Information

Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a method of propulsion that uses magnetic levitation to propel vehicles with magnets rather than with wheels, axles and bearings. With maglev, a vehicle is levitated a short distance away from a guide way using magnets to create both lift and thrust. High-speed maglev trains promise dramatic improvements for human travel if widespread adoption occurs.

Maglev trains move more smoothly and somewhat more quietly than wheeled mass transit systems. Their non-reliance on traction and friction means that acceleration and deceleration can surpass that of wheeled transports, and they are unaffected by weather. The power needed for levitation is typically not a large percentage of the overall energy consumption; most of the power is used to overcome air resistance (drag), as with any other high-speed form of transport. Although conventional wheeled transportation can travel very quickly, a maglev system allows routine use of higher top speeds than does conventional rail, and it is this type which holds the speed record for rail transportation. Vacuum tube train systems might hypothetically allow maglev trains to attain speeds in a different order of magnitude. While no such tracks have been built commercially yet, there are efforts being made to study and develop "super-maglev" trains.

Compared to conventional wheeled trains,...