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haitao
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:14 am
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Hi all, I am working a problem including calculation of magnetic
forces on a conductor with induced current in it. I used some FEM
softwares and find the B (magnetic flux density) field and J (current
density) field. Can I simply use the Lorentz force equation F = JxB
to find the force on the conductor?

I was using it initially, but now I doubt about it. Because in a
simplified problem of finding the force on a conductor in a magnetic
field, B is the external field which is not affect by the current in
the conductor. However in my case, the B filed (a combined results of
the source current and induced current) is different when the
conductor is taken away.

So where I was wrong in this?
Wimpie
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:51 am
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On 11 ene, 19:14, haitao <haitao_yi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Quote:
Hi all, I am working a problem including calculation of magnetic
forces on a conductor with induced current in it. I used some FEM
softwares and find the B (magnetic flux density) field and J (current
density) field. Can I simply use the Lorentz force equation F = JxB
to find the force on the conductor?

I was using it initially, but now I doubt about it. Because in a
simplified problem of finding the force on a conductor in a magnetic
field, B is the external field which is not affect by the current in
the conductor. However in my case, the B filed (a combined results of
the source current and induced current) is different when the
conductor is taken away.

So where I was wrong in this?

Hello haitao,

Assuming structure K, the structure that carries the moving charge to
generate the B field and assuming structure L the current carrying
structure for the force calculation.

Your are right, normally you can use the unpertubated (undistorted) B-
field for calculating the force, it does not matter that that
structure L changes the B-field (because of superposition of two B-
fields).

When structure L does not change the current density in structure K,
you can use the JcrossB formula. However when it does (significantly,
now the "driving" B-field does change), you cannot use it and you need
to setup a model with mutual coupling.

Best regards,

Wim
PA3DJS
www.tetech.nl
Autymn D. C.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:33 pm
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On Jan 11, 12:51 pm, Wimpie <wim...@tetech.nl> wrote:
Quote:
Your are right, normally you can use the unpertubated (undistorted) B-
wriht;

deperturbated? nonperturbated
Quote:
field for calculating the force, it does not matter that that
One can't calculating anything.. and that that?
structure L changes the B-field (because of superposition of two B-
fields).

When structure L does not change the current density in structure K,
you can use the JcrossB formula. However when it does (significantly,
now the "driving" B-field does change), you cannot use it and you need
to setup a model with mutual coupling.

set up
 
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