Re:Elon Musk and the Hyperloop
by ET3 on Saturday November 24, 2012 @06:47AM
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The principal of "choked flow" limits flow velocity in a constant section tube to Mach one unless the pressure drop is much higher than 1 atm. The drag force at choked flow would be about 20 tons. Tests show drag in a tunnel with high blockage ratios can be more than an order of magnitude greater than the same shape moving in open air.
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