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Subject:
Magnetic levitation using fix magnets
Category: Science > Physics Asked by: rover75-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
22 Jan 2006 02:48 PST
Expires: 21 Feb 2006 02:48 PST Question ID: 436422 |
I would like to levitate an object by using fix magnets mounted on the floor, the object levitated above using fix magnets in the object. The magnets on the floor an in the object are directed to each other with the same pole (so without any electricity). Suppose the magnets on the floor have a greater surface then the in the object. How dot I get this stabilised (without spinning)? What would I need and how would it look like to have an object of 500g levitated? |
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Re: Magnetic levitation using fix magnets
From: kottekoe-ga on 22 Jan 2006 19:29 PST |
You cannot levitate a static object without active stabilization unless you are using diamagnetic materials. Diamagnetic means that an applied field induces a field that tries to cancel the applied field. Pemanent magnets are ferromagnetic, not diamagnetic, so you cannot do this with pairs of magnets, no matter what their size or shape unless you move them in some way (like spinning them) or actively stabilize them. The standard demonstration of diamagnetic levitation is to use a superconductor and permanent magnet or vice versa, since superconductors are strongly diamagnetic. With extremely large fields, you can levitate frogs and other objects that are weakly diamagnetic. See for example: http://www.hfml.sci.kun.nl/froglev.html |
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Re: Magnetic levitation using fix magnets
From: lgcamp-ga on 23 Jan 2006 12:22 PST |
A GOOFY IDEA: Suppose you mount the magnets (in the object to be levitated) such that you have a vertical N/S and also a horizontal N/S. You would need two horizontal N/S magnets affixed so that they cross one another in the shape of a plus (+). Since you now have two positive poles and two negative poles projecting from this +, you will now want to afix two more N/S magnets to this + so that it becomes a 8-pointed star (*) Now, the points around the periphery of this 8-pointed star are alternating, positive, negative, positive, negative, positive, negative, and so on around the entire hex. If you mount this project on the floor in a CONTAINER, you can have the sides of the contain magnetized as well, perhaps pairing up the negative and positive poles of the horizontal magnets of the levitated object with the magnets on the walls of the container. This is just a goofy idea, but it would be interesting to see what happens. Would the levitated object spin? Maybe not...try it and see. lg camp at www.webspawner.com/users/editmasters |
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Re: Magnetic levitation using fix magnets
From: rover75-ga on 25 Jan 2006 11:37 PST |
Hi Igcamp, Sounds great but I don't understand how you see it. Van you clarify this more in a better schematic view, something like: ++ ++ ++-- -- --++ ++-- -- --++ ++ ++ |
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