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What is University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC) doing about PCP?

April 26, 2017doing missouri-columbia pcp umc

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What is University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC) doing about PCP?

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UMC has a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research center – the Capsule Pipeline Research Center (CPRC). This is the only capsule pipeline research enter in the United States. One of the capsule pipeline technologies being studied at this Center is PCP. The Center’s research in PCP is focused on improving the capability and lowering the cost of PCP for transporting freight. The PCP system is being studied for improvement by using an electromagnetic propulsion system called linear induction motor (LIM). It is expected that LIM can greatly improve the PCP system capability and lower the cost for transporting freight by PCP. The University of Missouri owns a U.S. patent on capsule pipeline systems based on LIM.