TY - GEN AB - In order to avoid detection by sea mines, the magnetic signature of merchant and naval vessels can be reduced by running a current through a set of on-board copper coils. This process is called degaussing. Studies have shown that the volume, weight and energy losses of a degaussing system can be reduced by replacing the copper coils with high temperature superconductive (HTS) coils. Moreover, since the technology and production of HTS has matured and the material is highly available, the use of HTS for degaussing coils is a serious option. As a preliminary study towards an HTS degaussing test setup, this paper presents the design of a table-top demonstration with copper degaussing coils. The goal of the demonstration is to measure the magnetic signature and the magnetic signature reduction of a cylindrical object. The design choices of the test setup and the measuring system are discussed. The magnetic signature of the table-top model is calculated as well as the optimal placement of the degaussing coils and the optimal degaussing currents. These results are compared with measurements of the magnetic flux density around the demonstrator. AD - Delft University of Technology, Netherlands AD - Delft University of Technology, Netherlands AD - Delft University of Technology, Netherlands AD - Delft University of Technology, Netherlands AU - Wikkerink, D AU - Rodrigo Mor, A AU - Polinder, H AU - Ross, R DA - 2019-11-05 ID - 11124 JF - Conference Proceedings of ICMET L1 - https://library.imarest.org/record/11124/files/Paper%2012%20-%20Design%20of%20a%20Test%20Setup%20to%20Measure%20Magnetic%20Signature%20Reduction.pdf L2 - https://library.imarest.org/record/11124/files/Paper%2012%20-%20Design%20of%20a%20Test%20Setup%20to%20Measure%20Magnetic%20Signature%20Reduction.pdf L4 - https://library.imarest.org/record/11124/files/Paper%2012%20-%20Design%20of%20a%20Test%20Setup%20to%20Measure%20Magnetic%20Signature%20Reduction.pdf LK - https://library.imarest.org/record/11124/files/Paper%2012%20-%20Design%20of%20a%20Test%20Setup%20to%20Measure%20Magnetic%20Signature%20Reduction.pdf N2 - In order to avoid detection by sea mines, the magnetic signature of merchant and naval vessels can be reduced by running a current through a set of on-board copper coils. This process is called degaussing. Studies have shown that the volume, weight and energy losses of a degaussing system can be reduced by replacing the copper coils with high temperature superconductive (HTS) coils. Moreover, since the technology and production of HTS has matured and the material is highly available, the use of HTS for degaussing coils is a serious option. As a preliminary study towards an HTS degaussing test setup, this paper presents the design of a table-top demonstration with copper degaussing coils. The goal of the demonstration is to measure the magnetic signature and the magnetic signature reduction of a cylindrical object. The design choices of the test setup and the measuring system are discussed. The magnetic signature of the table-top model is calculated as well as the optimal placement of the degaussing coils and the optimal degaussing currents. These results are compared with measurements of the magnetic flux density around the demonstrator. PY - 2019-11-05 T1 - Design of a Test Setup to Measure Magnetic Signature Reduction TI - Design of a Test Setup to Measure Magnetic Signature Reduction UR - https://library.imarest.org/record/11124/files/Paper%2012%20-%20Design%20of%20a%20Test%20Setup%20to%20Measure%20Magnetic%20Signature%20Reduction.pdf VL - ICMET 2019 Y1 - 2019-11-05 ER -