Revolutionary Maglev Trains And Their Efficiency

Origins of Maglev Trains

Discuss about the Measurements and Analysis of Track Irregularities.

Maglev trains inventions date back to 1905 when the development of the linear induction motor was developed in full size. The linear motor was naturally very well suited to use the maglev technology.  The early electromagnetic transport system was developed in the early twentieth century by an engineer F S Smith. In the mid-twentieth century, patents to investors willing to invest in the maglev technology were issued in the US first then to other countries in the world (Shi, Fang, Wang, and Zhao, 2014).

The term ‘maglev’ comes from abbreviating the expression ‘magnetic levitation’ and designates a type of transport that has no contact with any surface since it is supported by a magnetic gravitation field, which also serves to propel the vehicle. Currently, there are some of these trains scattered around the world and new projects are planned. One of the most impressive will be the commercial line between the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Nagoya, which is expected to circulate at 500 kilometers per hour. Scientists and maglev train constructors believe that it has been hard to justify the incremental benefits of maglev technology due to the high cost and risk involved (Wai, Yao, and Lee, 2015). This is especially where there is a proposed high-speed train line with spare passenger carrying capacity in the UK, Japan, and Europe.

The nature of the problem was to is to increase the efficiency of maglev technology in a cost justifiable process and increase mass production to beat the conventional train services.

Meanwhile, the high speed invites Japanese citizens and also tourists to discover the Maglev Chuo Shinkansen line. Imagined in 1920 by the German engineer Hermann Kemper, the magnetic levitation railway system allows trains without wheels to move as if suspended a few centimeters from their rails, which gives them an immeasurable advantage over other means of transport (Ji, Jeong, Kim, Lee, 2017).

On the one hand with regard to high-speed trains, which have already exhausted all their travel possibilities and may not exceed 300 kilometers per hour. On the other hand, also regarding air transport, since, with an average speed between 300 and 500 kilometers per hour, the magnetic levitation train will compete even with airplanes for distances less than 800 kilometers.

Maglev technology is both technical and financial straining. In Japan, the Shinkansen project had a series of questions which included will the project succeed financially? The extreme power of the magnets it will cost a lot to implement. Unlike other bullet trains, the maglev train in Japan is expected to use an entire 9 trillion which is the cost of building the maglev line. The ticket cost will also be very high with the current ticketing price in Japan(Zhang, and Ji, 2018). It will shutter the current speed record of bullet trains in the world with an experiment at 581 kph.

What are Maglev Trains and How Do They Work?

These two forces acting on the same body cause a balance and the magnet does not fall, but neither does it rise by magnetic force. The magnet is suspended and this suspension is called levitation. Oblivious and far from the electoral controversy about the bullet trains, another high-speed train crossed last was using the maglev system.

In April 2015, a manned Maglev superconductor train broke the two existing speed records of vehicles on rails. The train was timed and reached 603 kilometers per hour (375 miles per hour). This is a much higher speed than the Maglev trains that already operate in Shanghai, China and South Korea and run between 268 and 311 miles/hour and 68 miles respectively. The Maglev train also exceeded the previous speed record of the Shinkansen in the tests carried out on the Miyazaki tracks. Most shinkansen operate at speeds of around 500 km/hour (200 – 274 miles/hour). With the new technologies being developed and applied, future trains will probably reach even higher speeds.

The limitation to the construction of maglev trains ranges from a high cost of its manufacture to acquiring of land. Most of the project that includes mass transport are financially intensive and may require government funding.  Repair of construction lines is a great deal in maglev technology. Bypasses have to build and remodeled for the high-speed train. The financial risks are also too great, where most of the tracks are built 40 meters below the street posing engineering challenges which surge the costs upwards (Zhu, Pang, and Teo, 2017).

The use of questionnaires is to get the difference between Maglev transport system and other sources of transport like electric train, airplane and road transport. Questions on efficiency, cost, and reliability are among the most asked in this questionnaires. The intended parties include the public, the engineers, and the investors to fund the maglev system.  They can either be open or close-ended depending on the type of feedback needed in the research. The general order is to get maximum information to help in assessing the problem associated with the maglev train (Zhou, Cui, Zhao, Zhang, Wang and Zhao, 2016).

Observation is an important research and data collection method. Observing simply means looking at what is going on. In this, the researcher is able to make the recommendation and conclusion on the training efficiency, speed and general state of the transport system. Observation is a first-hand data collection method and keenness is what should be followed at most if the research is to have anything substantial (Brinkmann , 2014).

Benefits and Limitations of Maglev Trains

By far the best method for collecting data and information in the maglev transport system. System engineers should be interviewed on the importance of using maglev. Maglev is a high-cost system that uses the best brains and engineering professionals to make it. They have the knowledge of how it works best and is able to provide the best services. It is also important to note that interviews give direct information that is not doctored since one is getting from first hand.  Interviews have no limitations unlike other methods of the research collection (Lewis, 2015).

Countries working to produce maglev trains compete to sell its ingenuity outside. Above all, the United States, which recovers its lost time building a network of high speed to which Spain also wants to sink the tooth. The economic cabinets of the government and the Japanese railway companies have the floor, but also the engineers. To circulate in a vacuum tube, a maglev would multiply by ten the record speed with which it has now dazzled. We will see more and better air enemy designs. In Japan, the maglev train system is a powerful piece of Japans iconography that is reborn after the war (Silverman, 2016). 

Conclusion

The maglev train that flies at 500 kilometers per hour will begin to circulate in a few months and Japan will have it operational in Mid-2005. In the next 20 or 30 years, this model of the train, faster and safer, less polluting, quieter and cheap, will revolutionize the world of transport, both terrestrial and aerial (Toossi, Barson , Hyland, Fung and Best, 2017). The world conference that has just been held in Lausanne (Switzerland) has served to consecrate Maglev magnetic levitation train since China will use it to link Shanghai with the international airport and Japan will have it ready for the Aichi World Expo thanks to technology in German. Unlike conventional trains, maglev trains can accelerate and decelerate much faster and the only practical limitation is the comfort and safety of passengers on board. Research and development of maglev have been excellent but is too expensive.

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