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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
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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
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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
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These eddy-current losses must be avoided as far as possible.
5. Magnetic Field 1991
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Explain the mode of action of an eddy-current brake with the belt of the law of induction!
5. Magnetic Field 1991
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Then let us switch off that D.C. current, de-energizing the solenoid slowly so as to minimize eddy-current losses.
Chapter 4 1990
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As far as the aluminum is concerned, it's a volume effect, not merely an eddy-current surface effect.
Chapter 4 1990
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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
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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
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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.
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