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NEUTRAX
by Bálint Szent-Miklósy

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WEIGHTLESS TRANSPORT CAN SAVE 90% OF ENERGY A new concept of transportation is a hard sell. If it were easily comprehendable, most people would see it and it would not be an invention. When one claims to eliminate friction and neutralize gravity, it makes it even harder. But give it a chance. Battelle Memorial Institute has already dubbed this "an idea with real technical merit". I.B.M., Microsoft and Intel all became successful by breaking massive data down to the smallest ingredient, the BIT, and instead of sending one large document at once, they send millions of bits through their processors that are reassembled at the destination. With freight transport we are still at the stage where we want to send the whole package (in fact bundle up as many packages as possible) instead of the hundreds or thousands of increments that make up that whole. As microminiaturization advances, more and more of what we make can be packed in ever smaller packages, and as !

the package size declines the value increases. We are heading for an era where the value of each item is inconsequential compared to the value of transporting it on time to the desired destination. If we reduce every shipment to its smallest ingredient we can ship thousands of letters, microchips, medicines, telephones etc., individually, even if they are destined for the same address as long as all the ingredients end up at the targeted site. Another benefit of this shipping method is that their weight can be neutralized by the use of a Helium or Hydrogen pallet, essentially making each item weightless. These weightless pallets would then be floated in a horizontal guideway and propelled with electromagnetic energy at hundreds of miles per hour. Since they are weightless, we no longer have to use energy to fight gravity, therefore the amount of power needed to move items horizontally would be negligible. In fact, if we make this a continuous loop system, we do not even have!

to worry about air displacement. Since all the items would go though a guideway, it would be easy to pass the vehicles through scanners to detect explosives or other contraband (suspect packages would be ejected) and RFID tags, or even barcodes, could guide each pallet to deliver its load to its proper destination. We could even use the system as a floating warehouse delivering the needed parts on demand. Pallets would be usable time and again, as they are loaded and unloaded at full speed. Without the need for "Stations", the waste of time involved in deceleration, acceleration, loading and unloading is eliminated. We have gone through the patent search and it came up with 3 patents that really do not add up to what I invented. I am sure the system will result in saving about 90% on energy, soon amortizing the initial cost of the infrastructure. Leakage of Helium or Hydrogen is a factor we have to resolve with new materials. Materials science is advancing fast and we c!

an approach zero leakage if not reach it completely. A small child's balloon is capable of carrying a #10 envelope, coast to coast. Using Mylar, we can design the shape of the pallet any way we want i.e. make it more aerodynamic and even come with a container for freight. Helium is not that expensive and Hydrogen is also usable, especially since we are speaking of small amounts that could not create the "Zeppelin" like damage should something go wrong. The government is exploring the promotion of Hydrogen for transportation with the "H" prize and this system would definitely be in the running since we would not use up the Hydrogen (or Helium), just use it to neutralize the weight. The amount of Helium or Hydrogen needed would be decided by the systems definition when testing is complete and the decision reached as to what would be the ideal maximum weight for such a system (at first we could start with a one pound load). We would not want to compete with the Volga-Dnepr heavy!

transport, but most letters, small electronic items, medicines, flowers, food and even water would lend itself to transportation of this kind. Eventually even passenger transport could be developed, since all the principles are the same (not a train but a one person at a time, personal rapid transit vehicle) moving at the speed of MAGLEV. Here is the original writeup for human transport submitted for Provisional Patent application: NEUTRAX Looking at the world as seen from space, I noticed that trains run on the tracks in the northern hemisphere, but if they continue on to the southern hemisphere the tracks will, in fact, be above the train with gravity pushing the train up against the tracks. While it is true that in space up and down have no relevance, the invention was launched. Neutrax uses the same principle, with the exception that instead of gravity holding the train up against the rail, helium is used to lift the vehicle against a supporting structure while the r!

ails are actually part of the roof of the vehicles themselves. The supporting structure is light and unobtrusive (each standing completely alone and not connected by tracks) since the street-lamp-like structure does not have to lift Neutrax, just hold it from floating away. Designed to be inconspicuous when not in use, the supporting structures are few and far between. Since they do not have to carry the weight of guide rails, tracks or vehicles, they can easily be attached to sides of buildings or run through existing structures with minimum of structural alterations. Neutrax can be guided by a minimum of three supporting arms at any one time. Widely separated, using right of ways above railways, highways, or streets, the upward rising structure with a semicircle upper end serving as street lamps at night. The very light (plastic) rail is built into the roof of the vehicles barely touching the supporting structures (which house electromagnets) which are active only when a N!

eutrax passes under them. Neutrax is a name derived from the fact that the system is new (Neu = new in French) has neutral weight (again Neu) and is always loaded to maintain a slight upward lift to hold the vehicle against the guide structures. The system is infinitely expandable with uniform sections added as needed and can operate automatically as easily as the pneumatic tube systems used to deliver letters and/or small packages within buildings. Supporting structure can be assembled off site and simply bolted into position. Unused lifting units can be deflated (helium recaptured and the vehicle compressed) and stored in small spaces. They can also be transported to stations where large number of travelers (and/or freight) are expected. Loading of passenger containers does not hold up the system. When one is loaded the passenger is ready to "fly". The Neutrax can be used for passenger as well as freight transport. The upright supports are used to hold a semicircular arm !

above the traffic or rail lines. All control is built into these arms. The vehicles are completely passive and require no driver. The number of units connected depends entirely on the number of passengers and/or freight carrying capacity needed. Though a communal service system, it can be used for transporting one person or thousands along the same right of way. The recommended redundancy is that three (3) supporting structures hold Neutrax at any one time, with two being sufficient for safety. Should one supporting structure fail, ie. be destroyed, it could still operate safely. Should two of three supports fail, the vehicle would float free, slowly ascending until emergency valves, opened by passengers would release sufficient helium to allow the craft to gently ease itself to the ground. Remotely controlled release valves could also be used as a safety backup. Two rigid, but light weight, plastic tracks would be built into the roof of the tubular vehicle (one at the 10 o'c!

lock and the other at the 2 o'clock position) of the otherwise inflatable (rigid dirigible filled with helium) structure of Neutrax. The Neutrax vehicles would be as passive as possible. All propulsion related equipment is kept off of Neutrax to keep it light and fast. Neutrax interacts with the electromagnetic propulsion built into the support arms that direct the Neutrax forward or backward. To help propel it along, air compressors within the support structures could blast air against Neutrax as it passes each support arm (air shuts off when no vehicle is present). Hinged baffles in the support arm can be switched for forward or backward propulsion. The speed of Neutrax can be set to match those of airplanes, and connect downtown to downtown. Propelled by electromagnetic magnetic energy they would be quiet) and since there would be no intersection with land based systems, travel time would be drastically reduced and safety considerations would be minimal. Hope you see what!

I see or let me know where the fault (if any) exists in the concept.
Sincerely, Balint Szent-Miklosy KeyToNYC@aol.com

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