Thrust Force of Three Circular Windings of Conductor in Magnetic Field

Abstract:

An initial study of manipulated electric motor design to produce one axis thrust force without rotation was conducted. A cylindrical electromagnetic propulsion system has a diameter of 75 mm and a height of 90 mm made of ST 60 steel was tested. The system has a coil as conductor carrying current to produce thrust force and a coil to produce magnetic flux in its inner part. There were three windings of coils producing forces have effective diameter of 32 mm that were varied in their loops distance. The coil producing magnetic flux has 148 windings of 1 mm isolated cable on ferrite core. The thrust forces produced by the specimen were tested by measuring its weight change when one of or both of the coils were opened and/or closed circuit.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 836)
• Pages: 20-25
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.836.20
• Online since: June 2016
• Authors: Sigit Iswahyudi*, Wandi Arnandi
• Keywords: Electromagnetic Propulsion, Sink-Source Magnetic Flux System, Thrust Force

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