Magnetic field effects on water, air and powders

Magnetic fields up to 10T have been applied on various substances composed of non-magnetic liquids, solids and/or gases. It has turned out that the ma gnetic fields of this range do produce various visible effects on the equil ibrium shape, relative distribution of the substances or. kinetic processes of the systems. The phenomena observed are due to the magnetization force that becomes non-significant in determining the mechanical balance of the s ystem. The effects manifest themselves through the deformation of the equil ibrium shape of the liquid interfaces, through the change in the effective weight which determines the relative positions occupied in the space by the substances involved and through the creation of convection in a non-unifor m gas or liquid phase in terms of the magnetic susceptibility. Some of the processes seem to be utilized for practical purposes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Sci ence B.V. All rights reserved.