Maglev
ISBN 980-953-307-476-9
InTech (Open Access Publisher)
Book edited by:
Hamid Yaghoubi
Director of Iran Maglev Technology (IMT), Tehran, Iran
Objective of
the book
Magnetic levitation (maglev)
is a highly advanced technology. It has various
uses, including clean energy, building facilities,
transportation systems, nuclear engineering, civil
engineering, advertising, toys, stationery etc. The
common point in all these applications is the lack
of contact and thus no wear and friction. This
increases speed, efficiency and the useful life of
the system, and reduces maintenance costs.
Among the above-mentioned ones, the most important
use of the maglev technology is in operation of
magnetically levitated trains. Maglev uses
non-contact magnetic levitation, guidance and
propulsion systems and has no wheels, axles and
transmission, which means that there is no direct
physical contact between the maglev and its
guideway.
This book is aimed to provide a comprehensive
overview of the history and development of
maglev trains across the
world as a result of valuable contributions from
many researchers who work on the maglev systems.
Topics covered by this
book include but are not limited to:
1.
MAGLEV Development, Projects and Operational
Results of High Speed and Urban Applications Worldwide
Scientific,
Technical and Industrialization Status
Test
Facilities
First
Operational Experiences
Marketing,
Commercial and Financial aspects
High
Speed and Urban Transportation Systems
2. MAGLEV - New Ideas
New
Technological System Proposals and Ideas
Additional
Magnetic Applications
Scientific,
Technical and Industrialization Status
3.
Vehicles and Levitation/Guidance
Electromagnetic
Levitation and Guidance
Electrodynamic
Levitation and Guidance
Superconducting
Levitation
Vehicle
Design
Aerodynamic
Behaviour and Aerodynamic Impacts
Dynamic
Mechanical Resonance and Vibrations
4. Safety and Operational Control
Operation
and Maintenance
Safety
and Design
Safety
and Exploitation
Safety
and Innovations
Reliability
and Maintainability
Communication
Systems
5.
Propulsion, Linear Motors and Energy Supply
On-Board
Energy Supply
Energy
Transfer
Energy
Storage
Power
Supply for Propulsion
Propulsion
and Linear Motors
Scientific
and Technical Development
Transport
System and Industrial Application
6. Guideway and Infrastructure
Guideway
Structures (Research, Developments)
Guideway
Monitoring
Maintenance
Interaction
Vehicle/Guideway (Aerodynamic, Resonance, Vibration)
Application
lines
Infrastructure
Tunnels
Stations
Facilities
7. Economic and Planning/Feasibility Studies
Environmental
Aspects
Economic
Evaluations
8. Other Related Topics
