Abstract
The Flux Reactor primarily utilises the properties of modern highly permeable materials such as Metglas or higher.
When a flux is applied to a highly permeable material two main reactions occur. Firstly a almost instantaneous surface reaction which is a weak weak surrounding the permeable material. Then a second internal reaction the speed of this reaction depends on the properties of the material and geometry of the material I.e. a solid bar or a bar made up of thin laminated sheets stacked. The internal reaction is the bulk reaction and according to the material properties the efficiency of the flux can be very high, for example using a 50mm cube neodymium n52 magnet placed on the end of a 1 meter Metglas bar it will not saturate, the conductivity is low the permeability high therefore at the far end of the bar once the internal reaction is complete approximately 80% of the full flux value will be felt. The speed of this reaction is typically 1 to 3 meters per second but can vary.
There is no kinetic energy involved in the internal reaction passing through the bar as there is no movement in the conventional sense but instead it moves as the atoms spin into alignment. Therefore if a resistance were to be placed on the bar such as a electromagnet to work against the flux front the reaction between the 2 would slow or stop the progression of the alignment within the bar but once the resistance were to be removed the alignment process would instantaneous speed up again according to the permeable material properties with no added kinetic energy needed.
In the production of electricity Faraday law applies. During the process no flux is extracted from the system. Electricity is produced by a change in flux within a conductive material such as a copper coil. In this system the speed of the flux depends on the properties of the permeable material not the speed of which the magnet is applied to the material. The strength of flux is determined by the magnet used and the efficiency of the permeable material. Along the bar coils are placed I.e. a 1 meter bar with 50 coils each to work in sequence so only one coil is activated at a time. As the internal flux within the permeable material passes a coil that coil is then turned off. As the flux approaches a coil it will be subject to lenz drag but once the coil is deactivated the flux will again return to original speed and intensity with no added kinetic energy and no added flux.
Finally the Mechanical motion of the permanent magnet to magnetize and de-magnetize the bar is performed by moving the magnet a short distance to the bar at such a speed that once the flux from the magnet is exposed to the bar the internal reaction will typically only travel 5% into the bar before the magnet makes full contact with the bar. Because of this the first coil should be placed at this distance therefore the movement of the magnet is not subject to any opposing lenz drag. When the magnet is in its retracted position away from the permeable bar typically 80mm from the above example a magnetic sheild is place between the magnet and the bar preventing any flux from the magnet reaching the bar. The sheild works much like a door it is in 2 halves they meet at the centre of the magnet and move parallel to the magnet. Because of this action the sheilds are naturally pull to the centre point. The magnet resistance to the motion of the sheilds and magnet movement cancel themselves out when considering a full cycle (opening, closing) (moving towards , moving away). Therefore with no lenz drag or magnetic resistance to consider the only remain energy needed to move the sheilds and magnet is mass in motion, inertia.
This entire system is within the laws of conservation and thermodynamics.
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Branton, Peter, "Flux Reactor.", Technical Disclosure Commons, (August 27, 2025)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/8516