Electromagnetic induction pump for pumping liquid metals and other conductive liquids
Abstract
An electromagnetic induction pump in which an electrically conductive liquid is made to flow by means of a force created by interaction of a permanent magnetic field and a DC current. The pump achieves high efficiency through combination of: powerful permanent magnet materials which provide a high strength field that is uniform and constant; steel tubing formed into a coil which is constructed to carry conducting liquids with minimal electrical resistance and heat; and application of a voltage to induce a DC current which continuously produces a force in the direction of the desired flow.
- Inventors:
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- Hinsdale, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868779
- Patent Number(s):
- 5209646
- Assignee:
- University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electromagnetic; induction; pump; pumping; liquid; metals; conductive; liquids; electrically; flow; means; force; created; interaction; permanent; magnetic; field; dc; current; achieves; efficiency; combination; powerful; magnet; materials; provide; strength; uniform; constant; steel; tubing; formed; coil; constructed; carry; conducting; minimal; electrical; resistance; heat; application; voltage; induce; continuously; produces; direction; desired; desired flow; conducting liquid; pumping liquid; liquid metals; permanent magnet; magnetic field; liquid metal; electrically conductive; electrical resistance; induction pump; permanent magnetic; dc current; force created; conductive liquid; electromagnetic induction; continuously produce; /417/310/
Citation Formats
Smither, Robert K. Electromagnetic induction pump for pumping liquid metals and other conductive liquids. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Smither, Robert K. Electromagnetic induction pump for pumping liquid metals and other conductive liquids. United States.
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"Electromagnetic induction pump for pumping liquid metals and other conductive liquids". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868779.
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