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What is the diffirence maglev train and the hovercraft?
A "maglev" or "magnetic levitation" train is suspended over the magnetically polarized rail. A hovercraft is more like a low-flying helicopter, using fans to blow air down underneath the vehicle. A hovercraft is sometimes known as a "ground effect vehicle", because it compresses air between the ground and the hovercraft. Hovercraft do not require tracks, and are equally able to "fly" over land and water.
How can you compare a maglev train and a hovercraft?
similar
Is hovercraft and a maglev train similar?
They are similar only in that they both aim to reduce the friction that come from the vehicle moving over the water or rails. The means is quite different. The hovercraft uses a cushion of air and the maglev uses the repulsive force of a magnetic field.
How do you reduce the friction between two sufaces?
Use a lubricant between the two surfaces - oil, grease, water (aquaplaning for example), ice (slipping over on ice), air (hovercraft for example), magnet levitation (the Japanese maglev train for example).
Who is the creator of the Maglev Train?
German scientist Herrmann Kemper who have patent for levitating vehicle from year 1934.
Why is the maglev train called the maglev train?
maglev is short for Magnetic Levitation.
Abbreviation for magnetic levitation?
"Maglev" is.
What happens to maglev trains when they encounter ice?
Maglev means magnetic levitation. So the train is not touching the track, in fact once the engines are fired up, the entire train lifts about one cm off the track. So ice is irrelevant to a maglev vehicle. Unlike conventional vehicles which use friction as a braking force, e.g., tires on a road, a maglev uses eddy currents produced in the track as a result of magnetic force as both propulsion and braking methods.
Has the maglev train ever crashed?
Only one reported incident in Lathen Germany in 2006 during a test run where 23 people died. Accident was caused by human error not Maglev technology when a maintenance vehicle was on the track at the same time as the Transrapid train.
What is the difference between maglev trains and normal trains?
It's all in the name - maglev (short for magnetic levitation) uses magnetic fields to lift itself up, reducing friction and as a main source for propulsion.
How do you people get on maglev trains?
They get on from an opening passage way that comes out of the maglev train
How does magnetism keep the cars suspended on a maglev train?
Magnetism elevates the maglev train because like forces repel. Maglev trains are not suspended, but are elevated.
