Tutorial Magnetic Field
1. A magnetic pole face has a rectangular section having dimensions 300mm by 200mm. If the
total flux emerging from the pole is 650μWb, calculate the flux density.
[0.011T]
2. What is the flux density in a magnetic field of cross-sectional area 45𝑐𝑚2 having a flux of
60μWb?
[0.013T]
3. The maximum working flux density of a lifting electromagnet is 7.5T and the effective area
of a pole face is circular in cross-section. If the total magnetic flux produced is 757μWb,
determine the radius of the pole face.
[5.667mm]
4. A magnetising force of 5000A/m is applied to a circular magnetic circuit of diameter 75cm
by passing a current through a coil wound on the circuit. If the coil is uniformly wound around
the circuit and has 625turns, find the current in the coil.
[18.85A]
5. A current of 10A is passed through a 4000-turn coil wound on a circular magnetic circuit of
radius 300mm. Calculate
(a) the magnetomotive force, and
(b) the magnetic field strength.
[(a) 40 000A (b) 21 220.159A/m]
6. An electromagnet of square cross-section produces a flux density of 1.25T. If the magnetic
flux is 50mWb find the dimensions of the electromagnet cross-section.
[0.2m by 0.2m]
7. A coil of 200 turns is wound uniformly on a ring of non-magnetic material. The ring has a
diameter of 80cm and a uniform cross-sectional area of 16cm2. If the current in the coil is 5A,
calculate
- the magnetic field strength,
- the flux density and
- the total magnetic flux in the ring.
[Ans: 397.931A/m, 0.5mT, 0.8μWb]
8. Find the magnetic field strength and the magnetomotive force needed to produce a flux density
of 1.45T with a radius of 8.5mm. [(a) 1 153 873.337A/m (b) 61 155.287A]
9. A mild steel ring has a radius of 35mm and a cross-sectional area of 175mm2. A current of
0.5A flows in a coil wound uniformly around the ring and the flux produced is 200μWb. If
the relative permeability at this value of current is 575 find
- the reluctance of the mild steel and
- the number of turns on the coil.
[Ans: 1 740 506.329H-1, 696turns]
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Magnetic Circuit Quantities
1. What is the flux density in a magnetic field of cross-sectional area 20cm2 having a flux of
3mWb? [1.5T]
2. Determine the total flux emerging from a magnetic pole face having dimensions 5 cm by 6cm,
if the flux density is 0.9T. [2.7mWb]
3. The maximum working flux density of a lifting electromagnet is 1.9T and the effective area
of a pole face is circular in cross-section. If the total magnetic flux produced is 611mWb
determine the radius of the pole face. [r = 0.32]
4. Find the magnetic field strength and the magneto-motive force needed to produce a flux
density of 0.33T in an air-gap of length 15mm. [F = 3939.08]
5. An air-gap between two pole pieces is 20mm in length and the area of the flux path across the
gap is 5cm2. If the flux required in the air-gap is 0.75mWb find the mmf necessary.
[F = 23873.945 A]
6. A solenoid 20cm long is wound with 500 turns of wire. Find the current required to establish
a magnetizing force of 2500At/m inside the solenoid. [I = 1A]
7. A magnetic field strength of 5000At/m is applied to a circular magnetic circuit of mean
diameter 250mm. If the coil has 500 turns find the current in the coil. [I = 7.85A]
8. Find the relative permeability of a piece of silicon iron if a flux density of 1.3T is produced
by a magnetic field strength of 700At/m. [𝝁𝒓 = 1477]
9. A steel ring of mean diameter 120mm is uniformly wound with 1500 turns of wire. When a
current of 0.30A is passed through the coil a flux density of 1.5T is set up in the steel. Find
the relative permeability of the steel under these conditions.
[H = 1193.88 A/m]
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