1、 Hyperloop:the fifth mode of transportation Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering Department of Civil,Construction and Environmental Engineering Masters Degree in Transport Systems Engineering Mirhabib Alizada Matricola 1848643 Supervisor Paola Di Mascio A.Y.2020-2021 2 Contents ABSTRACT.3 INT

2、RODUCTION.5 Introduction of Hyperloop and the review of current state of the project.5 Exploration of Hyperloop Companies:.18 Analysis of technological systems.20 a.Levitation.20 b.Propulsion.25 c.Braking.29 Technology generations.33 Technology Readiness Level.34 Hyperloop infrastructure.35 Designin

3、g the tube.40 Hyperloop Linear Infrastructure and Tunneling from Hyperloop TT.41 Tube to Station Vacuum Interface from Delft Hyperloop.45 Hyperloop Stations from Hyperloop TT.47 Infrastructural Challenges.50 Safety and Politics.53 Safety.53 Politics.59 Hyperloop Freight Market.61 Possible Freight Ta

4、rget Markets.61 SUMMARY.68 CONCLUSION.69 REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY.71 3 ABSTRACT In 2013,Elon Musk proposed an idea.He would propel passengers in a pod through an evacuated tube at nearly the speed of sound,hurtling them from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes.Its a lot quicker than the 2 hour

5、s and 40 minutes of the rival technology,a proposed high-speed train.He called this scheme the Hyperloop and said it would cost US$6 billion to build versus$60 billion for the train.And because the Hyperloops friction-free movement would save energy,operating costs would be lower,too.Brussels,Februa

6、ry 11,2020,A new milestone in hyperloop transportation was reached when European countries banded together and agreed to create a joint technical committee(JTC)called JTC 20.As part of the European Committee for Standardization(CEN)and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization(CENE