Design and Experiments of a High Field Electromagnetic Forming System

The concept of capacity coefficient is introduced to evaluate the processing capacity of electromagnetic forming (EMF). An EMF system design method, including capacity coefficient design, inductance design and strength design, is developed by a finite element method. The geometry and size of the driving coil are optimized by the capacity coefficient design. The inductance design is aimed at obtaining a reasonable pulse width of EMF. Finally, the strength design of the driving coil is presented with respect to the reinforcement. With this design method, a high strength driving coil is designed and wound. The height, inner radius, and outer radius of the driving coil are 25 mm, 5 mm, and 50 mm respectively. The number of turns is 40, resulting in reasonable pulse width of 380 . Experiments with different driving coils and pulse width were carried out. The results show that the processing capability of EMF is improved due to the high strength driving coil.