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SUPERCONDUCTORS FOR SHIPS.

DES SUPRACONDUCTEURS POUR LES NAVIRES.

Type of article: Article

Summary

DEVELOPMENT, IN JAPAN, OF AN EXPERIMENTAL SHIP PROPELLED BY SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS. EXISTENCE OF A PROTOTYPE OF 150 TONS WITH NIOBIUM-TITANIUM MAGNETS, TO BE TESTED IN 1990. MAIN PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: THE WEIGHT OF THE ELECTROMAGNETS AND OF THEIR COOLING SYSTEM (THE CURRENT WEIGHT OF THE PROPULSION SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ABOUT 100 TONS). J. V.

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  • Original title: DES SUPRACONDUCTEURS POUR LES NAVIRES.
  • Record ID : 1990-1801
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Recherche - vol. 20 - n. 216
  • Publication date: 1989/12
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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