Thermal Calculations  

              
 

Peak train velocity

Train mass

Number of U/ground stations

Number of trains per hour per station

Number of hours the trains run per day

Air specific heat

Density of air

Energy in a kg of petrol

Weight of petrol per gallon

Train tunnel diameter

Total energy dissipated in brakes per day

Distance between stations

Volume of air in a tunnel section

Temperature rise of air in tunnel per train braking manoeuvre

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