Beige top model for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
'Magnetic river' demonstration
- inventor:
- Eric Roberts Laithwaite
'Magnetic river' demonstration, a linear electric motor combining levitation and propulsion, comprising two sections of track with support frames, four capacitor banks, and a vehicle, devised by Professor Eric Laithwaite and built c.1970
Green top model for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Track section for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Track section for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Capacitor for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Capacitor for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Frame marked (1A,1B,2A,2B) for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Frame marked (3A, 3B, 4A, 4B) for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Aluminium plate for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Cross bracing for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Safety signages for 'Magnetic river' demonstration
1968-1972
Details
- Category:
- Electricity Supply
- Object Number:
- 2000-429
- Measurements:
-
track section, 2, each, approx: 1000 x 3000 x 500 mm
vehicle: mm
- type:
- linear electric motor
- credit:
- University of Sussex, School of Engineering.
