DocumentCode
959105
Title
A comparison of ladder and sheet guideways for electrodynamic levitation of high speed vehicles
Author
Akinbiyi, T. ; Burke, P.E. ; Ooi, B.T.
Author_Institution
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Volume
12
Issue
6
fYear
1976
fDate
11/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
879
Lastpage
881
Abstract
The basic properties of flat sheet and flat ladder levitation systems are compared and contrasted based on the assumption that identical quantities of material are used in their construction. It is shown that although ladder systems can produce slightly better lift-to-drag ratios, the overall performance of sheets is better, particularly where lateral destabilization must be minimized.
Keywords
Magnetic levitation, guideway transportation; Coils; Conducting materials; Costs; Electrodynamics; Fluctuations; Levitation; Magnets; Propulsion; Sheet materials; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1976.1059122
Filename
1059122
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