Re: async rotory gap?

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 4/26/01 2:37:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes: 



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> Original poster: "Dr Brian H Le Page by way of Terry Fritz < 
> twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <B.H.Le-Page-at-surrey.ac.uk> 
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> This is an interesting idea.  I assume that it is effectively a static gap 
> with constantly moving electrode surfaces. 
>
> I suppose one could make it a rotary gap by having radial electrodes on one 
> disk and the other disk ('stationary electrode') solid.  This would give 
> ones' stationary electrode the chance to stay nice and cool by presenting a 
> constantly changing surface.  Has anyone tried this or are the benefits not 
> significant enough to be worth the trouble? 
>
> Dr B 
>
>
> mailto:B.H.Le-Page-at-surrey.ac.uk 



Hi Dr. B! 
        I have added this to my push-down stack of things to try next. 
Unfortuneately, this stack more closely resembles a tar pit of peat bog, so 
it may be some time before I can get to it.