GB2502964A - A high speed passenger transport system - Google Patents
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Abstract
High speed passenger trains and monorail type of transport systems are constrained from increasing to higher speeds by normal atmospheric air pressure. The revolutionary high speed transport system addresses this constraint by providing an enclosed tunnel system that subsequently provides a reduction in internal air pressure which then allows for an increase in speed without the need to increase power and /or further advanced technology. This achieved by having environmentally enclosed speed tunnel sections 5 which are atmospherically isolated from normal atmospheric conditions, and a combination of vortex amplifier (VXA) transparent dampers and extraction system manifolds/fans 2 which reduce the pressure within the speed tunnel sections 5. The isolation of each speed tunnel section 5 is achieved via vortex amplifier technology to provide transparent isolation dampers 4, 8.
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Revolutionary High Speed Passenger Transport System
Description Title
The revolutionary high speed passenger transport system is a system that provides an environment that facilitates an increase in the speed of a train or other transport system such as a monorail above that which has normally been capable under normal environmental conditions.
Background
Current high speed trains and monorail type of transport systems are constrained from increasing to higher speeds by normal atmospheric air pressure. The hyper speed transport system addresses this constraint by providing an enclosed tunnel system that subsequently provides a reduction in internal air pressure that then allows an increase in speed without the need to increase power and for further advanced technology.
Drawings 1 & 2 provide illustrative overviews of the system with key components and tunnel design which together with a bespoke designed control system will provide a reduction in atmospheric air pressure within the tunnel sections that can be monitored, controlled and maintained for unlimited distances.
To facilitate a reduction in atmospheric pressure the tunnel structure together with key components of the transport system is supplemented by a bespoke control and monitoring system.
Principle of Control The principle of the transport tunnel is to provide a reduction in air pressure within tunnel sections that enables the train / transporter to travel at increased speeds due to the reduced air pressure resistance within the tunnel.
Revolutionary High Speed Passenger Transport System The system utilises Vortex Amplifier (VXA) technology to provide transparent isolation dampers between tunnel sections. These then provide atmospheric isolation between each tunnel section which then facilitates a reduction in air pressure within each tunnel section via discrete ventilation extraction of each tunnel section. The VXA transparent dampers allow the uninterrupted passage of the train / transporter through the tunnel sections allowing increased speeds to be maintained for unlimited distances.
Control Overview Prior to the train I transporter entering the tunnel system at the start of a journey the VXA's located in the immediate preceding tunnel section(s) are initiated providing atmospheric isolation between each tunnel section. The extent and number of VXA's to be initiated, maintained and increased is to be determined during development, testing and commissioning.
Discrete ventilation extraction systems associated with each tunnel section are then initiated to provide a reduction in air pressure within the relevant tunnel section. The control system monitors the status of the tunnel section conditions together with the speed and location of the train I transporter from the onset and activates V)(A's and extract ventilation systems ahead of the train I transporter ensuring that a controlled and reduced atmospheric pressure is established and maintained prior to the train I transporter entering each tunnel section.
As the train I transporter passes through each tunnel section extract ventilation is ceased together with the shutdown of associated VXA's allowing atmospheric pressure to increase at the rear of the train providing additional momentum. Additional features of the tunnel sections are air locks that provide emergency escape and entry for maintenance.
Revolutionary High Speed Passenger Transport System Key Technical Features * Vortex amplifiers (VXA) * Environmentally enclosed tunnel sections * Ventilation extract systems * Bespoke control system * Speed tunnel sections to have access / egress air locks Drawing I Key Features (Illustrative) 1. Speed Tunnel section Entry / Exit Vortex Amplifier (VXA) -Vortex Amplifiers provide transparent damper to facilitate reduced air volume / pressure within speed tunnel 2. Extract Systems Manifolds / Extract fans -Extract systems provide reduced air volume / pressure within the speed tunnel due to Vortex Amplifier (VXA) transparent damper 3. Speed Tunnel section Entry / Exit Vortex Amplifier 4. V)(A control air ports 5. Multiple Speed Tunnel sections 6. Mono-rail or Rail Track 7. High Speed Transporter 8. VXA control air ports Drawing 2 Key Features (Illustrative) 1. VXA Control Air nozzles 2. Distribution manifold to VXA Control Air nozzles 3. V)(A Supply Air Receiver / Buffer 4. Control Air Supply fans
Claims (4)
- Revolutionary High Speed Passenger Transport System Claims 1. A passenger or goods transport system that provides a reduction in atmospheric pressure and creates an environment that facilitates an increase in the speed of a train or transport system such as a monorail above that which would normally be capable under normal environmental conditions.
- 2. Utilisation of vortex amplifier technology as an integral element and feature of a tunnel and I or containment structure that provides atmospheric isolation for a train or other transport system such as a monorail.
- 3. Utilisation of vortex amplifier technology to provide transparent dampers within and between atmospherically isolated tunnel sections of a passenger or goods train or other transport system such as a monorail
- 4. Utilisation of ventilation extract systems for the purpose of providing a reduction in atmospheric pressure within atmospherically isolated tunnel sections of a passenger or goods train or other transport system such as a monorail.
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| GB1210227.3A GB2502964B (en) | 2012-06-11 | 2012-06-11 | Revolutionary high speed passenger transport system |
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| GB2502964A true GB2502964A (en) | 2013-12-18 |
| GB2502964B GB2502964B (en) | 2019-10-30 |
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| DE3640779A1 (en) * | 1986-11-28 | 1987-10-08 | Fidelius Futterknecht | Environmentally friendly, energy-saving high-speed transport system |
| GB2208634A (en) * | 1987-08-18 | 1989-04-12 | Wilfred Gaunt | A transport system in which the vehicle travels in a vacated (vacuum) tube, orientated and propelled magnetically |
| US6393994B1 (en) * | 1999-01-05 | 2002-05-28 | Sadegh Azimi | Special electrical cab for rail roads |
| GB2419860A (en) * | 2004-11-04 | 2006-05-10 | Alexander Walter Swales | Tube railway |
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| DE3640779A1 (en) * | 1986-11-28 | 1987-10-08 | Fidelius Futterknecht | Environmentally friendly, energy-saving high-speed transport system |
| GB2208634A (en) * | 1987-08-18 | 1989-04-12 | Wilfred Gaunt | A transport system in which the vehicle travels in a vacated (vacuum) tube, orientated and propelled magnetically |
| US6393994B1 (en) * | 1999-01-05 | 2002-05-28 | Sadegh Azimi | Special electrical cab for rail roads |
| GB2419860A (en) * | 2004-11-04 | 2006-05-10 | Alexander Walter Swales | Tube railway |
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