{"id":1246,"date":"2013-08-16T13:26:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T02:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computationalfluiddynamics.com.au\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2013-08-16T13:26:43","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T02:26:43","slug":"ansys-multiphysics-elon-musk-hyperloop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/cfd\/ansys-multiphysics-elon-musk-hyperloop\/","title":{"rendered":"5 key areas where ANSYS Multiphysics will help overcome the engineering challenges of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week marked the public release of Elon Musk’s much anticipated proposal<\/a>\u00a0for a new mode of\u00a0high-speed\u00a0transport to be built between LA and San Francisco, dubbed the Hyperloop<\/em>.\u00a0 The concept is equally compelling for other busy air routes of between 500-1000 km, such as Sydney to Melbourne (which is the 3rd busiest air route globally, according to Wikipedia)<\/a>.\u00a0 For engineers, the Hyperloop\u00a0is an exciting concept\u00a0which promises to\u00a0provide an alternative to high-speed rail that is both faster<\/strong>, cheaper<\/strong> and more energy efficient<\/strong>, but the reality is that numerous engineering challenges need to be overcome to deliver this project on-time and on-budget with an acceptable level of safety (in one of the most seismically-active regions on earth!).<\/p>\n

ANSYS Multiphysics<\/em><\/a><\/strong> software is uniquely placed to help the eventual collaboration partners make the Hyperloop a reality.\u00a0 Indeed, Elon Musk is no stranger to the ANSYS engineering community, with simulation technology already helping power two of his greatest achievements: SpaceX<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and Tesla Motors<\/a><\/strong> .\u00a0 <\/strong>Musk himself notes in his proposal the potential to use CFD and FEA engineering simulation tools to further reduce the cost of the Hyperloop, stating “additional technological developments and further optimisation could likely reduce this price” along with multiple references to the use of simulation technology (such as his comment that “aerodynamic drag will be improved and\/or validated by computational methods”).<\/p>\n

Within the\u00a0global ANSYS community, there are already individual examples of how ANSYS simulation technology is used to design, validate\u00a0and optimise all of the individual components of the Hyperloop.\u00a0 For engineers here at LEAP Australia, the most intriguing part of the Hyperloop is that it is the perfect example of next-generation technological innovation that demonstrates the growing need for multidisciplinary engineering and\u00a0predictive simulations combining multiple physics:<\/p>\n