Axial Magnetic Suspensions
- 1 November 1937
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 8 (11), 444-447
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1752213
Abstract
A vertical ferromagnetic needle can be supported in macroscopic equilibrium by magnetic forces alone. One method using a variable magnetic field is described and shown to have considerable latitude in details of application. A 6 g rotor having a moment of inertia of about 0.8 g cm2 was suspended in this manner. It was spun at about 1200 rev./sec., its behavior indicating that with suitable driving arrangements much higher speeds should be attainable. At 600 rev./sec. with driving torque zero it exhibited a deceleration of about 2×10−3 rev./sec.2. A suspended element weighing about ¾ g showed torsion constants, depending on adjustments, down to 7×10−6 dy cm/rad.Keywords
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