1 Name: ichaleynbin : 2014-05-14 17:10 ID:onymEFg0 [Del]
My question is fairly simple: Would there be any problems arising from dropping an induction coil directly into sea water?
I'm fairly sure that due to the much higher resistance of sea water when compared to common conductors, such as copper or aluminum, the current would be contained in the coil itself fairly well. Also, please set aside concerns such as sea water corrosion, while it is a problem, it's more of a design constraint than something which is a dealbreaker.
AC current running through the coil, if that makes a difference. I just need to know if there's something I'm missing about the behavior induction coils in water, or if the water can largely be ignored.
2 Name: ichaleynbin : 2014-05-14 17:14 ID:onymEFg0 [Del]
I'd appreciate both concerns over things which can be mitigated, IE design constraints, and any things which might be a dealbreaker.
3 Name: Xephlrek!9RNNck.4fo : 2014-05-14 21:18 ID:sjl4ulkk [Del]
I wish I knew more about this.
Good luck.
/sage
4 Name: Inuhakka !u4InuhakKA : 2014-05-18 00:25 ID:8URWWT5c [Del]
Hmm.
I think you'll lose a lot of energy to the water; high resistance or not, it's still water. I don't even know if the current will continue to flow properly with all the energy you'll lose.
To be honest, my knowledge of magnetism/coils is really sketchy right now, so I can't offer much more than that.
