Magnetic levitation force measurement on high [Tc] superconducting ceramic/polymer composites

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/20.195554· OSTI ID:5971533

Unsworth, J; Du, Jia; Crosby, B J ^[1]; Macfarlane, J C ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Tech., Sydney (Australia)
2. CSIRO, Linfield (Australia)

An experimental study of magnetic levitation force for 0--3 and 3--3 superconducting ceramic/polymer composites is presented. A simple, inexpensive force versus distance measurement technique is described. The measurements of force against distance or magnetic field show strong hysteretic behavior, which is similar to the sintered superconductor ceramics and is consistent with the hysteresis in magnetization of superconductor. The volume fraction dependence and sample thickness dependence of the levitation forces are also studied for 0--3 composites. Results suggest that the new composite materials are most suitable for levitation applications.

• OSTI ID: 5971533
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 29:1; ISSN 0018-9464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
SUPERCONDUCTING COMPOSITES
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
DISTANCE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS
HYSTERESIS
LEVITATION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIZATION
POLYMERS
PVC
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
DATA
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYVINYLS
SUPERCONDUCTORS
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