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RE: Say Hello To The Floating Trains of the Future
@Greenrun running the magnetic trail this time around. This is quite futuristic but I believe it will find application soon enough in daily life once they can figure out a way to make it cheaper.
My question is:
Since this maglev works on the priniciple of magnetic repulsion, won't the train be repelled off the tracks?
Keep slaying bro! Cheers!
No, it won't be repelled off the track. The two opposing force of attraction and repulsion keeps it forever hovering. Thanks for dropping by. We appreciate it :)
Reading this, i had the same question in mind. i know it wont be repelled off track. but with the much time i've spent playing with magnets, i've realized that it gets pretty tough keeping one magnet hovering over the other by repulsion. there is always that tendency to wanna skid off and get attached to the side.
question...is there something i'm missing?
However, i feel that a possible solution to that would be increase in surface area of both magnets. that way, it doesnt skid off to one side when on high speed. i could be wrong though.
Neat write-in bro. as always
@pangoli, I was expecting you to ask how it turns..check the image here, you will see the levitation coils are facing each other which is found under the guardway (rail track name for the maglev). The superconducting magnet made up of these coils produces a repulsive force. Each coil repels the other. That maintains the train in the centre at all time.
Wait o, who's the 'We'
@fejiro, the Greensville Family :)