Abstract
Taking into account of the serious greenhouse effect of the Earth, drastic proposal which presents the Carbon Dioxide emission from transportation system must be done. In Japan, over 20% of the Carbon Dioxide is emitted from transportation system. Aero-Train is the new zero-emission high speed vehicle which we are proposing. Wing in ground effect is introduced to obtain highest lift to drag ratio and highest payload. Because of its high efficiency, Aero-Train can be run using only natural energy existing in the space where the vehicle runs. First phase of the present investigation has been done using a running model pushed by a car in the guideway located at the Miyazaki Research Center of RTRI. Results showed that the model successfully floated over 70 km/h around 30 seconds. Best lift to drag ration was 20. Present concept seems to be quite plausible for next generation zero-emission high speed vehicle.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 102-107 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 665 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 Jan |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blade
- Greenhouse effect
- High speed ground vehicle
- Maneuverability
- Modeling
- Motion control
- Natural energy
- Propulsion
- Wing-in-ground effect
- Zero-emission
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering