Re: [ATM] Voice coil actuators

[Dominic-Luc Webb <dlwebb@canit.se>]

Or even make it oscillate by inducing a field.

Dominic-Luc Webb



On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, Don Clement wrote:

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> One more thought: If a polishing compound such as rouge had a magnetic
> orientation, then it might be possible to impart a "bias" to the polishing
> compound embedded in pitch using a static magnetic field.
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> -Don
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> > Another thought would be to use magnetic induction to directly vibrate a
> > magnetic polishing agent in suspension such as red or black rouge.
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> > Don Clement
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> > Running Springs, California
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> >  Dominic-Luc Webb wrote:
> > > One thought I could contribute is that if the coil can generate
> > > vibration and there is force behind this, then the coil itself
> > > could maybe drive the polishing by forcing particles against
> > > the glass surface. In other words, the polishing agent would be
> > > directed against the surface by same physical principles as
> > > Brownian motion. In this case, molecular volume (V) and its
> > > relation to particle rotation and motion are defined by the
> > > Stokes and Perrin equations, etc. Adding vibration to the system
> > > should increase particle motion. I have not thought much on
> > > this, but I think the underlying physics is pretty obvious to a
> > > lot of people here. I guess the voice coil could serve as a kind
> > > of sandblaster replacement. On the other hand, I have toyed
> > > around with more conventional techniques to blast particles onto
> > > the glass, so my voice coil proposal is little more than a
> > > high-tech modification of a technique most of us already grasp.
> > >
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