Water train : the most energy efficient inland water transportation Intro Series Editor Foreword Acknowledgments Nomenclature and Abbreviations Introduction The Great Need for Energy Saving Devices The Concept Water Train Projects Successfully Carried Out Main Advantages of the Water Train Patent Energy Efficiency of Conventional Propulsion Systems Types of Conventional Propellers Elements of the Conventional Propulsion System Powers and Efficiencies of the Propulsion System Design Control Over the Efficiency of a Conventional Propulsion System Axial Momentum Theory of the Screw Propeller The Concept of the Water Train Starting from the Newtons Third Law of Motion and Study of the Energy Shared The Driving System of the Water Train The Trailer Bogies Fabrication and Testing of the Model in the Second Project The Vessels The Driving System The Monorail Track The Final Set Up Results of Model Tests Model Particulars Meter Readings Average Speed Froude Number and Reynolds Number of Model Average Input Power to the System Which is Output Power of Motor Method of Prediction of Effective Power of 500 Ton Water Train from the Test Result Calculation of Energy Efficiency of Water Train Based on the Model Test The Model Speed Selected Corresponding to the Full Size Having a Speed of 9.5 km hr Ralli Wolf Limited Motor Test Results Propulsion Efficiency of Freight Transport in India Conclusion and Future Work Conclusion Future Work The Proposed Pilot Project Bogie Vessel Details The Power System The Flexible Driving Arm The Suspension System How the Vessels Move Parallel to the Monorail When the Track is Curved The Flexible Guiding Arm The Flexible Couplings Monorail Track and Crossing Facility for Other Vehicles Supporting Concrete Pillars Pilot Project for Commercial Purpose.