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Fig. 7.11:Snapshots of the distributions of magnetic flux densityB(T) inside the HTS constituents
at the time instant when the smallest vertical distance (5 mm) was achieved during the calculations
of the hysteretic loops of levitation forces in Fig. 7.9 over PMG_A (a) and PMG_B (b), referring to the
proposed PMGs shown in Fig. 7.8. The lower part of each picture, shown for comparison, represents
the distributions inside each individual HTSC in the envisaged case.
localized at the lower-corners is weakened. The mutual effect on the side constitu-
ents gives rise to a broader region of flux penetration, or in other words, a smaller
flux-free region, and slightly extends the strong flux-penetration region at the bottom
upwards. The flux lines, mostly in the adjacent region between the constituents,
are also distorted by the mutual effect, similar to that found in the case of over
PMG_A.
7.5.2.2.3Mutual effect on the distribution of supercurrent density
The distributions of supercurrent densityJxinside the HTSCs, at the time instant when
the smallest vertical distance was achieved during the calculations of the hysteretic
loops of levitation forces in Fig. 7.9, are visualized and presented in Fig. 7.12 for both
PMGs in the ZFC condition. The intensity of the red and blue colors is proportional to
the strength of the positive and negative supercurrents, respectively.
Generally, the distributions reveal a physical symmetry of supercurrent density
in terms of the perpendicular bisector of the middle constituent over PMG_A and