ANALYSIS OF ELECTRICAL CAPSULE PIPELINE SYSTEMS

This report discusses the major technical issues, environmental impacts, and economic factors for the design and analysis of an electrical pipeline system. Researchers reviewed the history and related work on pipeline transportation, as well as linear electric motors, analyzed basic components for an electrical pipeline system, and devised and compared several possible system configurations. They selected a moving-primary linear induction motor configuration for medium- to long-range freight transportation. For this system configuration, preliminary designs are conducted on capsule structure, linear induction motor units, and pipetubes. A comprehensive computer simulation program is coded based on governing equations of motion. Researchers conducted system operation design and simulations by using the computer program.

• Record URL:
  http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/pdfdownload.pl?id=642
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

  Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, 200 Union Street, SE
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Zhao, Y J
  • Lundgren, T S
  • Sampson, J M
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 128 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Capsule pipelines; Computer programs; Design; Economic factors; Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Linear induction motors; Simulation
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Environment; Freight Transportation; Pipelines;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796882
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MN/RC-2000-10,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: 74708, WO 51
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 2 2000 12:00AM