Velocity effects on metal armature contact transition

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 733-738

  Barber, John P ^a   Challita, Antonios ^a  

^a IAP RESEARCH INC   (United States)

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EID: 0005068431     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.195667     Document Type: Article

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