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Using high-temperature superconductors for levitation applications

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Melt-textured, bulk high-temperature superconductors are finding increasing uses in superconducting bearings, flywheel energy storage, and other levitational applications. This article reviews the use of these materials in magnetic-levitation applications. The behavior of levitational force, stiffness, damping, and rotational losses is discussed.

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Hull, J.R. Using high-temperature superconductors for levitation applications. JOM 51, 13–18 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-999-0101-z

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