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  • And yet, if Jumper hadn't been brought along in the eddy-current of the spell, what would have happened to Dor himself, thrown innocent into the pack of goblins?

    Falcon Street 2010

  • Further eddy-current losses can be avoided when using ferromagnetic materials having a small electric conductivity, for example, sheet iron alloyed with silicon or certain iron-oxide compounds.

    5. Magnetic Field 1991

  • The pendulum of such a slotted metal plate will hardly be damped; the braking action and thus the eddy-current formation are cancelled to a great extent.

    5. Magnetic Field 1991

  • These eddy-current losses must be avoided as far as possible.

    5. Magnetic Field 1991

  • Explain the mode of action of an eddy-current brake with the belt of the law of induction!

    5. Magnetic Field 1991

  • Then let us switch off that D.C. current, de-energizing the solenoid slowly so as to minimize eddy-current losses.

    Chapter 4 1990

  • As far as the aluminum is concerned, it's a volume effect, not merely an eddy-current surface effect.

    Chapter 4 1990

  • The order will require inspections using electromagnetic, or eddy-current, technology in specific areas of the fuselage of older 737s with a high number of takeoffs and landings, the agency said.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • But airlines, manufacturers and federal regulators have known since at least 1988, the year after an 18-foot section of the upper cabin of an Aloha Airlines 737-200 separated in flight, that planes can suffer microscopic fractures not visible to inspectors unless they use special equipment like eddy-current devices to search for them.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The order will require inspections using electromagnetic, or eddy-current, technology in specific areas of the fuselage of older 737s with a high number of takeoffs and landings.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

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