Enhanced damping using cryogenic cooling
US8584816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F15/035
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A damping apparatus is disclosed having at least one magnet, a conducting member movable relative to the magnet, a cryogenic fluid, and a channel that confines the cryogenic fluid in contact with the conducting member. The cryogenic fluid may maintain the conducting member at cryogenic temperatures, thereby increasing a damping force provided by the conducting member to a payload.
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