STABLE LEVITATION OF STEEL ROTORS USING PERMANENT-MAGNETS AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS

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作者
HULL, JR
PASSMORE, JL
MULCAHY, TM
ROSSING, TD
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[1] Energy Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne
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10.1063/1.357115
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Individual freely spinning magnetic steel rotors were levitated by combining the attractive force between permanent magnets and the rotor with the repulsive force between high-temperature superconductors and the steel. The levitation force and stiffness of several configurations are presented, and the application of this levitation method to high-speed bearings is discussed.
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