High magnetic fields [Book] : applications, generation and materials / edited by Hans J. Schneider-Muntau.

"International Workshop, "High Magnetic Fields: Industry, Materials and Technology," was held at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) in Tallahassee, Florida, on February 28 to March 1, 1996"--Introd.

High magnetic fields and the industrial applications of this technology are rapidly developing areas. This work is based on lectures given at the international workshop "High Magnetic Fields: Industry, Materials and Technology", held at the National High MagneticField Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida in February 1996. The lectures have provided in-depth contributions and well-focused overview articles on their fields. The book gives examples of the exciting potential of high magnetic fields for applications, such as levitated trains, process control, energy storage, material processing, and aneutronic fusion devices. It describes the various technologies used to generate the highest magnetic fields with resistive, pulsed and superconducting magnets. The limitations on the generation of high magnetic fields imposed by presently available materials are shown. Finally, the important role national laboratories play as user facilities in helping to link basic and applied research with future industrial applications is explained.

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