On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:04 AM, Robert Lynn <[email protected] > wrote:
Highly doubtful. Above curie temperture of Nickel so no ferromagnetism, > and powder too microscopic hot resistivity too high > I assume, then, that magnetic domains and the curie temperature are not relevant. I'm thinking more along the lines of metal vapor and partially ionized nickel and iron atoms and particles, which will carry some amount of electric charge. > , and AC frequency, current and number of windings too low for strong > magnetic fields or significant eddy currents to form and give push via > lenzs law. > Again, it would seem, then, that eddy currents in the target would be relevant at the sizes we're talking about. You and others here will know about the AC frequency and number of windings, which are something I can't comment on. Eric
