Tuesday, December 29, 2009

World’s fastest train

Last weekend saw the invention of the most and ever high speed train in china. The new high speed passenger train can arrive at a speed of 217m/h with a top speed up to 250 m/h.

The new train will operate from Chinese city of Wuhan to Guangzhou in the south reducing the travel time from 9 hours to 3 hours. The new train is expected to act as a catalyst for the developing Chinese.

The train technology is based on the bullet train methodology. This is the ever longest and fastest train the Chinese history. The train has been constructed in four years time at the cost of $15 billion.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Air car



Air car uses the motor which is powered by the compressed air. The car can operate only with the help of air and it can be combined with gasoline, diesel, ethanol, or regenerative braking electric plant.

Engines

The engines in the compressed car use the compressed air that is stored in the tank at a high pressure of about 30 MPa. Air car uses the expansion of the compressed air in the similar way to the expansion of the steam engine. The storage tanks are made with the help of carbon fiber to reduce the weight.

Storage tanks

The manufactures of the air car have taken many safety features in to the containers. The containers are non flammable. The carbon fibers safely hold the air at a pressure level around 4500 psi which makes them comparable to the steel ones.