High Temperature Superconducting Bearings for Mechanical Coolers.

Abstract

Accomplishment during reporting period built the radial superconducting bearings using a novel concept. The uniqueness of this bearing is that journal is made of rings of permanent magnets and iron. The permanent magnets energize the rings, so that high gradients are developed around the periphery where the flux impinges on the superconductor surface. The tests indicate this type of bearing improves stiffness by a factor of 2 over baseline arrangement that uses a solid piece of magnetic ring on journal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259316

Entities

People

  • Dantum K. Rao

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • High Temperature
  • High Temperature Superconductors
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Permanent Magnets
  • Program Management
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • Superconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.