Diamagnetic Levitation Using High-Temperature Superconducting Wires for Microgravity Research and Mitigation in Human Spaceflight Applications
Popular Physics
2020-04-22 v1 Applied Physics
Space Physics
Abstract
A novel use of high temperature superconducting (HTS) electromagnets for human sized microgravity research and mitigation is outlined. Recent advances in HTS technology have resulted in electromagnets that potentially could levitate large diamagnetic targets, such as human organs, for additive manufacturing or entire humans for microgravity training. These applications are then used as a springboard to discuss the possibility of active microgravity compensation and inertial dampeners for future space travel applications. Finite element simulations are used to check the validity of the designs and motivate future research.
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@article{arxiv.2004.09683,
title = {Diamagnetic Levitation Using High-Temperature Superconducting Wires for Microgravity Research and Mitigation in Human Spaceflight Applications},
author = {G. Bruhaug and L. Beveridge},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.09683},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
22 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Astra Astronautica