Squared Newman motor, Can it works?

[khabe]

The same but upgraded version,
See rotating outer back iron, flange for and plastic housing/frame helps to fix windings from on one side (fixed to face bearing holder)

Regards,
khabe

[futuristic]

I once built square version:


More photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/kfrenky/NewmansMotor

[Magnethos]

Very interesting info. I don?t know why people do always the same experiment... and again and again...
They can build the motor with other configurations and see what happens.

Personally, I want to mix bedini and newman motor.

[khabe]

And simple Axial version. I would prefer X-mode wound coils (A-a = 180 degrees) (for all models ;-) - not parallel like original Newman does but OK,
When X-mode wound then also multipole rotor is possible and why not the same number of coil pairs ;-)
You can now compare what kind of version has more useful winding area 
It seems that Sphere does, then comes long radial  For axial I prefer also back irons - just two nickel-iron disks on both sides
as close to windings as possible. Or rotating soft iron wheels 

Regards,
khabe

[Magnethos]

The last seems to be the best one. I thought in a similar motor as you as drawed. But the magnet are like in the bedini motor, something like this