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What is the easiest way to make a model Mag-Lev train move down a 15 foot track?
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What type of train uses magnets?
The maglev train floats over its track using an electromagnet. Maglev trains have managed speeds in excess of 370mph. A model of the maglev train uses two permanent magnets to get the model to float over the track.Describe how the magnets must be arranged to get the model Maglev Train to float.
What is a bullet train how it differs from a maglev train?
The bullet train runs on regular track - no floating.
Where is the electromagnet in a maglev train?
the electromagnet is in the track then there are permanent magnets on the very bottom of the train on the part that wraps around the track
What is the maximum speed of a train?
The maximum speed of a Maglev (magnetic levitation) train on a test track in japan was 581km/h. In Shanghai, a Maglev train routinely runs to the airport at 431km/h.
When maglev train is lifted which force reduce?
Friction. Oonce the train is clear of the track, there is no friction to slow it down.
Why is the maglev train called the maglev train?
maglev is short for Magnetic Levitation.
Why maglev train is faster than ordinary train?
Because there's no friction between the train and the track. In an 'ordinary' train, friction between the wheels and the rails takes a lot of energy to overcome before the train starts moving. In a Maglev train, the train itself actually 'floats' above the track on a 'cushion' of magnetic foirce. With no friction to slow it down, the train is capable of much higher speeds.
Is the maglev train coming to the United Kingdom?
Not in the immediate future, it isn't. The cost of the track would be prohibitive.
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.
How does a maglev run?
A Maglev (magnetic Levitation) runs in a new technology. Maglev work by magnets. There are large rotating magnets built onto the sides of the track and train. This causes the Maglevs to levitate. This is possible by electromagnetic suspension.
Why does a maglev train need to float over the track while moving forward?
i dont know. am searching for the same ans.
What are the different types of maglev trains?
The three types of maglev trains are EDS (electrodynamic suspension), EMS (electromagnetic suspension) and stabilized permanent magnet suspension (SPM). * For EMS, same pole electromagnets in the train repel it away from a magnetically conductive track. * The EDS uses electromagnets on both the track and the train, to push the train away from the track. * SPM uses opposite arrays of permanent magnets to magnetically levitate the train above the track. http://trains.suite101.com/article.cfm/maglev_trains
