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MAGLEV VEHICLES AND SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY: INTEGRATION OF HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION INTO THE AIR TRAVEL SYSTEM.

Author(s) : JOHNSON L. R.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

THE STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY ON THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF MAGLEV VEHICLES, TO PRESENT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE RESEARCH IN THIS FIELD, BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, TO PROVE THE EXISTENCE OF A POTENTIAL MARKET AND CONFIRM THE ADVANTAGES EXPECTED CONCERNING THE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS. THE MARKET FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORT, CONSIDERED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HIGH-SPEED TRAINS COMMUTING FROM ONE TOWN TO ANOTHER, SEEMS LIMITED ; MAGNETIC LEVITATION MUST COMPLEMENT AIR TRANSPORT AND NOT COMPETE WITH IT.

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  • Original title: MAGLEV VEHICLES AND SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY: INTEGRATION OF HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION INTO THE AIR TRAVEL SYSTEM.
  • Record ID : 1991-0071
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Argonne natl. Lab. - 1989.04; 130 p.; 26 fig.; 16 tabl.; 154 ref.; 2 append.
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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