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Magnetic Levitation Train
Transportation is one factor that influence our way of life most and
has got a direct impact on a country's economy. Explosive demand for fast
intercity transport is strangling urban airport. It was found that the
trains with wheels cannot accelerate beyond a certain hint. It exerts
heavy dynamic head on the track and at high speeds the wheels begins
slipping against the track. This led the scientists to think and develop
Maglev trains.
Magnetic levitation trains popularly known as 'Maglevs', is the latest
development in the locomotive industry. Maglev does not run on wheels.
Therefore they do not have any mechanical limitations to achieving high
speed. Two types of Maglevs are discussing in this seminar. One is the
electro-magnetic suspension system, which uses the magnetic attraction
principle. Other is the electro-dynamic suspension system, which uses the
repulsion principle to levitate the train from the guide way.
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