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How Magnets Work

Understanding How Magnets Work in the Bowman Magnetic Motor

Don't Let the Magnets Smack Into Each Other

First, a word of caution.  When working with magnets, it is very easy to accidentally have them smash into each other.

According to Mann, this must be avoided because the shock messes up the magnetic pole structure.  If two magnets do smack together, you will need to re-measure them to see if their strength has been effected, and if so, how much, so you can regroup your magnets.

A Magnet's "Neutral Spot"

Mann has studied the shape that a magnetic field emits relative to the length versus width of the magnet.  He has noted that the ratio of width to length of Bowman's magnets are consistently about 1 : 4.5.

Anything that is a ratio of 1:4 or less fits into classification called a "holding magnet."  The defining characteristic is that as one moves along the magnet from North to South, the neutral point midway where the figure eight shape crosses is infinitesimally small.

But when a magnet goes beyond this ratio, that neutral point becomes a significant factor, stretching over a small length in the middle.

Much longer ratios begin to create a harmonics effect in which additional North-South polarities arise within the length of the magnet -- another magnet within the length of the magnet.

This ratio is a crucial element of the Bowman Magnetic Motor.  All of the magnets are of the same length and width (ratio, can be scaled up or down), including the actuator magnet, in Mann's successful construction of Bowman's device.

Difference between Attraction and Repulsion

Mann said that repulsive forces work better close-up, and attractive forces work better at a distance, relatively speaking (we all know the overall strength of a magnet increase the closer the poles get to each other from adjacent magnets).  The magnets emit a different concentration of force lines under attraction -- more spread out -- than they do under repulsion -- bunched together.  Expect the neutral spot of a magnet to be offset from the physical center accordingly when one magnet is held 90º  to the other.  This becomes important in the proper placement of the actuator magnet in the "neutral zone" of the main rotor.  The movement from this zone effects the function of the operation in a "tuning" sort of way.  It is not a "hit or miss" scenario.

Magnetic Strength Proportional to Radii of Rotors

The magnets Mann purchased happened to be appropriate for the radius of of the device he constructed.  He said that the stronger the magnets, the more distance will need to be placed between adjoining magnets or they will begin interfering with one another.

The highest power Neodymium magnets available today, [N...] , of the same size Mann used for this device, would call for the main rotor to be at least 18" in diameter.

On the other hand, magnets of a lower Gauss rating would require a smaller rotor diameter for optimal performance.

Nature of Magnetic Lines of Force

Just what the nature of the lines of force are is not required understanding for the Bowman motor.  Mann agrees with Johnson and the patent office that accepted Johnson's patent that stated that the magnetic field produced by the permanent magnet is a form of nuclear energy.  Mann said that is could be a high energy beta partial that can not escape the total internal reflection of the crystal lattice in the mass of the magnet. He also postulates that the present models of electromagnetic motor operation will need to be revisited by science when they see this magnetic motors in operation. The model that the AIAS has formed is more likely to be right. (&^& need ref)

Mann has studied Tom Bearden’s work and find that this type of process is common to nature. If Tom Bearden’s model is right then the motor will weight less under a load.  Mann has not yet tested that hypothesis.

Theory of Magnetic Instability (TOMI)

Mann cites the following document as a seminal piece for its presentation of how magnetic forces work.
http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/bp/16/magnetic.htm

He highlighted in particular the following:

Tri-polar interaction: In this configuration, notice: 1. The north pole of the horizontally presented magnet is further from the north pole of the left magnet, and this distancing isolates the interaction which normally occurs at closer range. 2. There is no longer an either/or relationship between the two magnets with regard to attraction or repulsion being operative in the system, but a simultaneous attraction/repulsion function operating between the two poles of the left magnet (stationary for this experiment) and the single south pole of the right magnet (non stationary). 3. The free magnet will move, not perpendicular but parallel with the lines of force. And it will always settle at a midpoint between the two poles of the stationary magnet on the left. 4. Contrary to the law of inverse squares, there will not be a magnetic lock between the two bodies, so no work is required to separate them.

This illustrates the angle at which he places his actuator magnet in relation to the magnets on the main rotor.

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