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Is there a magnetic "dead zone" somewhere between the two poles of a coil?
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Is there a magnetic "dead zone" somewhere between the two poles of a coil?
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Is there a magnetic "dead zone" somewhere between the two poles of a coil?
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Principle: When using a coil for induction of a longitudinal magnetic field, the appropriate field strength selection is based upon the following formula:
I - Amperes required
KD K - 45,000 amperes turns
I = ---- L - Length of specimen
NL D - Diameter of Specimen (if solid)
N - Number of turns/wraps in coil
Effective area: 18 inches, 9 in. from center of coil/wrap both directions.
Given results: Polarization of aligned electrons in specimen, N at one end, S at the opposite end.
Verified by: Flux field leakage, demonstrated by lines of force at each end of specimen.
Inquiry: Due to the lack of uniformity in most specimens' perimeter profile, Isn't there an existence of a neutrality point (maybe very narrow - almost indiscernible) in the center of the coil between the poles? Since a measurable reduction of applied field strength exists there? And shouldn't there be an established theoretical or industrial standard of identifying the neutral point, as a "Dead Zone"? Or for validity, at the least establish the practice of repositioning specimens?
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Re: Is there a magnetic "dead zone" somewhere between the two poles of a coil?
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Good question and I don't know the answer.
But I strongly advise you to remove your email address before it gets spammed to death.
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The actual system description is a bit vague and I can't be sure what the actual question is but my answer to the question as I understand it is:
I don't think there is any likelihood of a 'neutral point' (do you mean 'null')
The field might be a bit non-uniform along the axis of the coil due to the finite spacing between the turns but Ampere's Law, I think, precludes having nulls .
Perhaps a diagram would help to make the question more clear.
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Is there a magnetic "dead zone" somewhere between the two poles of a coil?
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No. The magnetic field runs substantially uniformly along the axis of the coil. outside the coil the field loops back substantially like a bar magnet. Magnetic "poles" in this context are rather ill defined areas in the vicinity of the ends of the coil.
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Is there a magnetic "dead zone" somewhere between the two poles of a coil?
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A field line is the route that an unnattached N pole with no mass would follow, so it would go straight from the North end of the coil to the south end very rapidly.
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But if you had two North poles near each other then there would be a 'dead zone' of no field between them.
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Is there a magnetic "dead zone" somewhere between the two poles of a coil?
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The field inside a coil is nowhere zero.
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Is there a magnetic "dead zone" somewhere between the two poles of a coil?
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good numerical and a real nice effort.
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