Magnetic levitation of large water droplets and mice

被引：42

作者：

Liu, Yuanming ^{[1
]}

Zhu, Da-Ming ^{[2
]}

Strayer, Donald M. ^{[1
]}

Israelsson, Ulf E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

[2] Univ Missouri, Dept Phys, Kansas City, MO 64110 USA

来源：

ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH | 2010年 / 45卷 / 01期

关键词：

Magnetic levitation; Reduced gravity; Variable gravity; Water droplets; Mice; SHAPE OSCILLATIONS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.asr.2009.08.033

中图分类号：

V [航空、航天];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0825 ;

摘要：

We report successful levitation of large water droplets and mice using a newly built variable gravity simulator. The simulator consists mainly of a superconducting magnet with a room temperature accessible experimental levitating space. The superconducting magnet generates a field and field gradient product that is large enough to levitate water and many other common liquids. The warm bore of the magnet has a diameter of 66 mm, large enough to levitate small mammals. We demonstrate that water drops up to 50 mm in diameter and young mice can be levitated ill the system. The capability of levitating large water drops and biological systems offers new opportunities for conducting detailed and in-depth study of properties of fluids and biological systems in reduced gravity environments. Crown copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of COSPAR. All rights reserved.

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页码：208 / 213

页数：6

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