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This document contains 20 questions about magnetic fields, flux density, magnetic circuits, electromagnets, and the forces exerted on conductors in magnetic fields. The questions cover calculating flux density from given flux and area, determining flux from given flux density and dimensions, finding required current or magnetic field strength to produce a given flux density, and calculating forces on conductors in magnetic fields from given field strengths, currents, and orientations.

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Assingment 1

This document contains 20 questions about magnetic fields, flux density, magnetic circuits, electromagnets, and the forces exerted on conductors in magnetic fields. The questions cover calculating flux density from given flux and area, determining flux from given flux density and dimensions, finding required current or magnetic field strength to produce a given flux density, and calculating forces on conductors in magnetic fields from given field strengths, currents, and orientations.

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Sheet (1)

1. What is the flux density in a magnetic field of cross-sectional area 20 cm2


having a flux of 3 mWb?
2. Determine the total flux emerging from a magnetic pole face having
dimensions 5 cm by 6 cm, if the flux density is 0.9 T.
3. The maximum working flux density of a lifting electromagnet is 1.9 T and
the effective area of a pole face is circular in cross-section. If the total
magnetic flux produced is 611 mWb determine the radius of the pole face.
4. Find the magnetic field strength and the magnetomotive force needed to
produce a flux density of 0.33 T in an air-gap of length 15 mm.
5. An air-gap between two pole pieces is 20 mm in length and the area of the
flux path across the gap is 5 cm2. If the flux required in the air-gap is 0.75
mWb find the mmf necessary.
6. Find the magnetic field strength applied to a magnetic circuit of mean
length 50 cm when a coil of 400 turns is applied to it carrying a current of
1.2 A.
7. A solenoid 20 cm long is wound with 500 turns of wire. Find the current
required to establish a magnetizing force of 2500 A/m inside the solenoid.
8. A magnetic field strength of 5000 A/m is applied to a circular magnetic
circuit of mean diameter 250 mm. If the coil has 500 turns find the current
in the coil.
9. Find the relative permeability of a piece of silicon iron if a flux density of
1.3 T is produced by a magnetic field strength of 700 A/m
10. Part of a magnetic circuit is made from steel of length 120 mm, cross-
sectional area 15 cm2 and relative permeability 800. Calculate (a) the
reluctance and (b) the absolute permeability of the steel.
11. A steel ring of mean diameter 120 mm is uniformly wound with 1500 turns
of wire. When a current of 0.30 A is passed through the coil a flux density
of 1.5 T is set up in the steel. Find the relative permeability of the steel
under these conditions.
12. A mild steel closed magnetic circuit has a mean length of 75 mm and a
cross-sectional area of 320.2 mm2. A current of 0.40 A flows in a coil
wound uniformly around the circuit and the flux produced is 200 µWb. If
the relative permeability of the steel at this value of current is 400 find (a)
the reluctance of the material and (b) the number of turns of the coil.
13. A uniform ring of cast steel has a cross-sectional area of 5 cm2 and a
mean circumference of 15 cm. Find the current required in a coil of 1200
turns wound on the ring to produce a flux of 0.8 mWb.
14. (a) A uniform mild steel ring has a diameter of 50 mm and a cross-
sectional area of 1 cm2. Determine the mmf necessary to produce a flux of
50 µWb in the ring.
(b) If a coil of 440 turns is wound uniformly around the ring in part (a) what
current would be required to produce the flux?
15. A conductor carries a current of 70 A at right-angles to a magnetic field
having a flux density of 1.5 T. If the length of the conductor in the field is
200 mm calculate the force acting on the conductor. What is the force
when the conductor and field are at an angle of 45°?
16. Calculate the current required in a 240 mm length of conductor of a d.c.
motor when the conductor is situated at right-angles to the magnetic field
of flux density 1.25 T, if a force of 1.20 N is to be exerted on the conductor.
17. A conductor 30 cm long is situated at right-angles to a magnetic field.
Calculate the strength of the magnetic field if a current of 15 A in the
conductor produces a force on it of 3.6 N.
18. A conductor 300 mm long carries a current of 13 A and is at right angles to
a magnetic field between two circular pole faces, each of diameter 80 mm.
If the total flux between the pole faces is 0.75 mWb calculate the force
exerted on the conductor.
19. (a) A 400 mm length of conductor carrying a current of 25 A is situated at
right-angles to a magnetic field between two poles of an electric motor.
The poles have a circular cross-section. If the force exerted on the
conductor is 80 N and the total flux between the pole faces is 1.27 mWb,
determine the diameter of a pole face. (b) If the conductor in part (a) is
vertical, the current flowing downwards and the direction of the magnetic
field is from left to right, what is the direction of the 80 N force?
20. A coil is wound uniformly on a former having a width of 18 mm and a
length of 25 mm. The former is pivoted about an axis passing through the
middle of the two shorter sides and is placed in a uniform magnetic field of
flux density 0.75 T, the axis being perpendicular to the field. If the coil
carries a current of 120 mA, determine the force exerted on each coil side,
(a) for a single-turn coil, (b) for a coil wound with 400 turns.

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