TRACKED AIR TURBINE AND AIR CUSHION VEHICLE--A NEW HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

A new linear air turbine air cushion vehicle is proposed for future high speed ground transportation (up to 300 mph). Through the highly compressed air (2 to 3 atmospheric pressure) pipe lines to the passive vehicle, the system employs the principle of compressor, pipe, heating chamber, nozzle, turbine, air cushion, and jet in a new combination. It is proved to be a pollution-free, efficient, and economical system for the future high speed ground transportation between major cities.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Intersociety Conference on Transportation, September 23-27, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Civil Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Wu, Yujia
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Tracked air cushion vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050054
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ASME Journal of Mechanical Engineering
• Report/Paper Numbers: 73-ICT-6
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1976 12:00AM