Characterization of a small moving-magnet electrodynamic linear motor

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2289-2294

  Liu, Jin ^a   Garrett, Steven ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DYNAMOMETERS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MAGNETISM; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; REFRIGERATORS;

ELECTRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; TRANSDUCTION COEFFICIENTS;

ELECTRIC MOTORS;

ACCELEROMETER; ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; GAS; IMPEDANCE; MAGNET; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 26844465375     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.2011155     Document Type: Article

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