Effects of an external force on levitation of a magnet over a superconductor

With the help of an external force the stable levitation range of a magnet over a superconductor can be increased. In the experiments discussed here the external force is supplied by a bar magnet kept 4.5 cm above the superconductor sample.     

Chaotic vibrations of a magnet near a superconductor

The forced vibration of a small permanent magnet near the surface of a high temperature superconducting ceramic disc is shown to produce period doubling oscillations and chaos. The source of these anomalous vibrations is the nonlinear, hysteretic force between the magnet and the superconductor. These forces are believed to be related to flux pinning and flux dragging effects in the superconductor in the type II state. A return map, based on the displacement of the magnet, reveals a single hump polynomial function which under iteration exhibits a bifurcation structure similar to the experimental results.     

Dynamics of a permanent magnet levitating above a high-Tc superconductor

The oscillation modes of a small spherical permanent magnet (1.7 mm diameter) above a flat high-T_c superconductor are investigated. From the attenuation and nonlinearity of the vertical oscillation we obtain the viscosity of the vortex lattice and the onset of hysteretic damping, which indicates depinning of flux lines. The shape of the potential well in which the magnet floats, rotates, and oscillates is found to depend on the magnetic history of the superconductor.     

Magnetostriction of thin flat superconductor in a transverse magnetic field

Magnetostriction loops of a hard superconductor are calculated analytically. The geometry under consideration is a thin flat superconductor in a magnetic field perpendicular to the flat face of the sample. The analytical representation of the results is given in a relationship with the magnetic flux distribution inside a sample in the mixed state of superconductivity. The simulations are consistent with the measurements on the high-temperature superconductor LaSrCuO.     

制冷机冷却型小型超导强磁场系统的研制

介绍了一套制冷机冷却型小型超导强磁场系统。超导磁体线圈用铌钛超导线绕制,室温孔直径为75mm,磁场中心Φ25mm×250mm区域内最高场强达到3.64T,磁场不均匀性小于3%。在2.62T场强下连续闭环运行了20天,电流衰减率近似为零。采用4K级低温制冷机冷却防辐射冷屏,液氦蒸发率小于0.03升/小时,系统一次可注入液氦50升,补液周期大于60天。     

低温/高温复合超导磁体的研究进展

低温/高温复合超导体的研究是当前超导领域比较新的一个课题,文章介绍了低温/高温复合超导体的结构以及加工工艺,并结合相关数值模拟和实验结果对复合超导体电流分布、热传导性质、理论机理和稳定性研究等相关问题进行了讨论与探索。     

特殊工况下的高温超导磁体设计

基于特殊工况下移动式高温超导磁体(HTS)的设计要求,提出了三种带材的绕制方案。依据经济性和基本设计原则选择了混合磁体设计方案,并对磁体的线圈,绝缘和支撑进行了设计。利用有限元软件对磁体线圈进行了电磁学分析,并根据不同工况条件对磁体的结构进行了力学分析,分析结果表明设计结果符合设计要求,为高温超导磁体的制作和实验提供了可靠依据。     

Identification of magnet and superconductor contributions to the ac loss in a magnet-superconductor levitation system

By measuring the quality factor of the mechanical oscillator with an attached magnet we investigated the amplitude dependence of the energy loss in a permanent magnet-YBCO superconductor system. When a non-conducting ferrite magnet is used the energy loss is proportional to the amplitude to the 2.79 power. This value is close to the value of 3 expected for the hysteretic motion of flux lines from the Bean model. When a conducting magnet is used the exponent decreased to the value of 2.5. This reflects the contribution of eddy current dissipation in a conducting magnet to the overall loss. We identified a novel mechanism of ac loss in the magnet-superconductor system. According to this mechanism the eddy current in a magnet is induced by the ac field generated by the ac supercurrent in response to the motion of a magnet. This mechanism would take place in a rotary bearing if circumferential inhomogeneity of the rotor magnetization occurred.     

单块磁悬浮系统磁体和超导体的厚度优化

研究了磁铁厚度和YBCO超导体厚度对悬浮力的大小及系统动态特性的影响,通过分析得出磁悬浮系统中磁体和超导体厚度的最优值。通过悬浮力测试系统测得超导块尺寸为φ30mm×18mm时四块不同厚度的磁体的悬浮力以及磁体尺寸为φ30mm×10mm时六块不同厚度的YBCO超导体的悬浮力的大小;并在振动实验台上测试了上述情况下的振动特性。对动态曲线进行频谱分析,最终得出最优组合,从而对磁悬浮系统的磁体和超导体厚度进行了优化。     

Current-carrying element based on second-generation high-temperature superconductor for the magnet system of a fusion neutron source

Application of current-carrying elements (CCEs) made of second-generation high-temperature superconductor (2G HTS) in magnet systems of a fusion neutron source (FNS) and other fusion devices will allow their magnetic field and thermodynamic stability to be increased substantially in comparison with those of low-temperature superconductor (LTS) magnets. For a toroidal magnet of the FNS, a design of a helical (partially transposed) CCE made of 2G HTS is under development with forced-flow cooling by helium gas, a current of 20–30 kA, an operating temperature of 10–20 K, and a magnetic field on the winding of 12–15 T (prospectively ~20 T). Short-sized samples of the helical flexible heavy-current CCE are being fabricated and investigated; a pilot-line unit for production of long-sized CCE pieces is under construction. The applied fabrication technique allows the CCE to be produced which combines a high operating current, thermal and mechanical stability, manufacturability, and low losses in the alternating modes. The possibility of fabricating the CCE with the outer dimensions and values of the operating parameter required for the FNS (and with a significant margin) using already available serial 2G HTS tapes is substantiated. The maximum field of toroidal magnets with CCEs made of 2G HTS will be limited only by mechanical properties of the magnet’s casing and structure, while the thermal stability will be approximately two orders of magnitude higher than that of toroidal magnets with LTS-based CCEs. The helical CCE made of 2G HTS is very promising for fusion and hybrid electric power plants, and its design and technologies of production, as well as the prototype coils made of it for the FNS and other tokamaks, are worth developing now.     

On a generalised Fourier transform of instantons over flat tori

Recently P. Braam pointed out that Nahm's adaption of the ADHM procedure to the case of monopoles equally well applies to instantons over flat tori, relating them to instantons over the first Brillouin zone. We show that this construction has an inverse. Hence the Nahm transform actually is a duality transform.     

Temperature-free mass tracking of a levitated nanoparticle

Mass measurement is an essential analytical tool in the characterization of materials. Here we present a method for measuring the mass of an individual nanoparticle which has a fg-level mass. This method enables a temperatureindependent mass measurement with the assistance of a sinusoidal electrostatic driving force. With this approach, we successfully track the change in properties of an optically levitated nanoparticle, such as mass, temperature, and electric charge, with air pressure. An abru...     

条状永磁体的组合形式及间距对单畴GdBCO超导体磁悬浮力的影响

通过对由条状永磁体组成的组合磁体与单畴GdBCO超导体在零场冷情况下磁悬浮力的测量,研究了5种不同组态下组合磁体之间距离的变化对超导体磁悬浮力的影响.结果发现,当条状永磁体之间的距离D从0 mm增加到30 mm时,超导体的磁悬浮力大小与组合磁体排列形式有着密切关系(以Z=5 mm为例):1)对由3个条状永磁体组成的组合磁体,当中间磁体的磁极N向上、两侧磁体的磁极N均水平指向中间磁体时,超导体的磁悬浮力从22.8N减小到9.7N;当中间磁体的磁极N向上、两侧磁体的磁极N均向下时, 关键词： 单畴GdBCO块材 磁体组合形式 磁悬浮力     

永磁体辅助下单畴GdBCO超导体和永磁体之间的磁悬浮力研究

通过对永磁体辅助下单畴GdBCO超导体和圆柱形永磁体在液氮温度、零场冷、轴对称情况下磁悬浮力的测量,研究了两种不同组态下辅助永磁体对超导体磁悬浮力特性的影响.实验结果表明,当长方体辅助永磁体水平磁化、且磁极N指向超导体时,超导体的最大磁悬浮力从没有引入辅助永磁体的29.8 N增加到61.5 N,增加为没有引入辅助永磁体时的206%.当长方体辅助永磁体的N极与圆柱形永磁体的N极反平行时,超导体的最大磁悬浮力从没有引入辅助永磁体的29.8 N减小到19.6 N,减小为无辅助永磁体时的65.8%.这些研究结果说明,通过科学合理地设计超导体和永磁体的组合方式,能有效地提高超导体的磁悬浮力.该研究结果对促进超导体的应用具有重要的指导意义. 关键词： 单畴GdBCO 永磁体 磁悬浮力     

不同重叠排列方式的双层高温超导块材在永磁轨道上方的悬浮特性

研究了永磁轨道上方双层高温超导块材两种不同堆叠方式(籽晶生长线对齐方式和籽晶生长线错开方式)的悬浮特性。实验发现:这两种不同的堆叠方式对悬浮性能有不同的影响。随着场冷高度的增加,它们对悬浮性能的增加效应越来越弱,这种现象对于悬浮力来说尤其明显。场冷高度为10 mm和15 mm时,对悬浮力来说,籽晶生长线对齐堆叠方式与错开方式相比,第一次测量时前者减少的百分比为11.588%和0.870%,第二次测量时为12.693%和1.363%,第三次测量时为12.399%和1.370%。导向力也有类似的结论。经实验可以看出,可以通过优化每一块高温超导块材的具体摆放位置,来提高高温超导磁悬浮车的承载能力和稳定性。同时,这一结果对高温超导磁悬浮轴承、飞轮储能等悬浮间距小的场所也具有一定的参考价值。     

Turbulent boundary layer over a flat plate with uniform wall suction

A complete theory of turbulent boundary layer flow over a flat plate with uniform wall suction is proposed. The theory relies on an asymptotic analysis of the Reynolds equations and dimensional considerations and does not involve any special closure hypotheses. Characteristics of the turbulent boundary layer with suction are calculated for the entire range of flow parameters by using the known characteristics of a reference flow (turbulent boundary layer over an impermeable flat plate). The velocity and shear stress profiles, the distribution of skin friction along the plate, and integral flow characteristics are obtained by using only the known velocity profile in the reference flow. The normal Reynolds stresses are calculated by using analogous characteristics of the reference flow. Results are presented in terms of scaling variables.     

Visualizing flow vortices inside a single levitated drop

The internal flow dynamics in single liquid drops, kept in place through levitation by a counterflowing continuous fluid phase in a suitably designed glass cell, is investigated by PFG NMR techniques. The positional stability of the drops was confirmed from series of one-dimensional profiles and was found to be below the spatial resolution of the experiment. Velocity distribution functions (propagators) along all three coordinates were obtained and demonstrated the long-time stability of the internal dynamics in terms of the velocity magnitudes occurring in the systems. Finally, velocity imaging was applied to visualize the internal vortex patterns in the drops either as projections onto different planes or within thin slices of selected orientations. Two different fluid systems were investigated in order to cover the principal cases of rigid and mobile interfaces. Different fast velocity imaging techniques were employed for monitoring the vastly differing velocity ranges of both cases, and the high sensitivity of the internal three-dimensional motion to the cell geometry is demonstrated.