Maglev train researchers may have solved ‘tunnel boom’ shock waves
Soundproofing buffers at tunnel mouths to be rolled out on China’s latest magnetic levitation train prototypeResearchers hope they may have solved the “tunnel boom” problem as they prepare to roll out China’s latest prototype magnetic levitation train.The newest version of the maglev train is capabl...
<p>Soundproofing buffers at tunnel mouths to be rolled out on China’s latest magnetic levitation train prototype</p><p></p><p>Researchers hope they may have solved the “tunnel boom” problem as they prepare to roll out China’s latest prototype magnetic levitation train.</p><p>The newest version of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/29/maglev-magnetic-levitation-domestic-travel">maglev train</a> is capable of travelling at 600km/h (about 370mph). However, the train’s engineers have wrestled with the problem of the shock waves that occur as the train exits the mouth of a tunnel.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/07/maglev-train-researchers-may-have-solved-tunnel-boom-shock-waves">Continue reading...</a>
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