Effects of a Conducting Sphere Moving Through a Gradient Magnetic Field Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • We examine several conducting spheres moving through a magnetic field gradient. An analytical approximation is derived and an experiment is conducted to verify the analytical solution. The experiment is simulated as well to produce a numerical result. Both the low and high magnetic Reynolds number regimes are studied. Deformation of the sphere is noted in the high Reynolds number case. It is suggested that this deformation effect could be useful for designing or enhancing present protection systems against space debris. Copyright 2010 by Princeton University.

name of conference

  • 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

published proceedings

  • 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

author list (cited authors)

  • Giffin, A., Shneider, M., Kalra, C., Miles, R., & Ames, T.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Giffin, Adom||Shneider, Mikhail||Kalra, Chiranjeev||Miles, Richard||Ames, T

publication date

  • January 2010