called the Hyperloop back in 2013 there has been a tremendous amount of

interest in the concept we're excited that I handful of private companies have

chosen to pursue this effort let me get this straight

Elon Musk unveils an idea to the public an idea that is so interesting

and appealing than a handful of private companies manifest for the chance to

engineer his idea what's this idea a way to transport people from San Francisco

to Los Angeles in 35 minutes before I explain what this is I want to imagine

one of those capsules you put your Walgreens prescriptions in at the

drive-thru one second it's at your car window the next second is vacuumed up a

tube and in the hands of your pharmacist now imagine that but for people for Elon

this idea came when he was sitting in traffic after being an hour late to a

meeting and discovering that California State had approved a high-speed rail system that

just wasn't up to his standards Musk was not happy

his ideal transportation system would be faster cheaper safer and most

importantly the sustainably self powering the Hyperloop the Hyperloop would

travel

at speeds of over 700 miles per hour and a low-friction suspension system

basically threw a cushion of air like a puck sliding across a hockey table the

pod will act like the puck and travel inside the tube to carry passengers between cities

know a few questions arise how will this low friction suspension system work what

type of energy is needed to run this whole system and what does this mean for

everyday commuters let's start with how the system works

sealing the tube would create this type of compressed system like a dense

environment of air think of this like us syringe air will get stuck in front of

the pod and if you want to push the pod forward inside of the tube you have to

push the entire column of air in front of the pod forward as well this is a

problem known as the Kantrowitz limit The air problem would completely

block the pod from traveling really fast in the tube so Elon comes up with an

idea he says instead of the air in the tube only going through those tiny gaps

between the outside of the

tube let's have that air move through the pod

so he proposes that by mounting an electric compressor fan on the nose of

the pod actively transfer high-pressure air from the front to the rear and

overcome the Kantrowitz limit

it would relieve pressure like a vaccum sucking in air as it moves forward and a jet pushing air out the back

in this case it is the pod that is producing the air cushion rather than the tube back to our hockey

table it would be like the puck providing the air cushion and not the

table now on to the question of energy battery would provide plenty of energy

to run the fan but not enough power to move the pod forward that's where the

external linear electric motor comes in this is simply a round induction motor

like the one in the Tesla Model S rolled flat this would accelerate the pod to

high subsonic velocity and reboostst every seventy miles but there's more by

placing solar panels on top of the tube the hyperlink can generate plenty of

energy needed to operate and some now to why do we care

well environmentally speaking the hyper loop eliminates the need for land a big

cement columns pylons would place the tube and tubes above ground like a light

rail and follow

on the interstate the pylons would absorb small changes with adjustable

lateral and vertical dampers and As land slowly settles to a new position over

time they can be adjusted accordingly and have all of this worn't enough it

would be several billion dollars cheaper than typical railway systems I think you

Elon has made its point here a fight between San Francisco to LA is a little

over an hour the Hyperloop would cut this down to 35 minutes carrying 28

passengers every 30 seconds the route would follow i-5 and have the capacity

to transport six million passengers seventy percent of which would use the

Hyperloopyperloop during rush hour they're still substantial technical challenge

that stand in the way of making this a reality but nonetheless I can't wait to

see what comes of this idea unfortunately Musk can't take on the

challenge himself seen that he's already sending reusable rockets into space in

trying to mass distribute electric vehicles

but he is actively encouraging and supporting anyone who's up for the

challenge for Penta Tech I am Kelby Weiler