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What would be the best method to model a solenoid? I tried writing a program that calculated the off axis elements of the solenoid but the value came out wrong. Any idea?
Why does my off-axis solenoid calculation give wrong values?
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Carl Pugh
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What do you mean by "off axis elements"?
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I drew up a quick diagram to show what I mean.
The on-axis elements (along the Z-axis which is located along the center of the solenoid) can be calculated via some method. Ampere's law possibly? However, what would I have to do to calculate the values which are not along the Z-axis?
The on-axis elements (along the Z-axis which is located along the center of the solenoid) can be calculated via some method. Ampere's law possibly? However, what would I have to do to calculate the values which are not along the Z-axis?
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Faced with that task, I believe I would buy a metal slinky, a current source and a flux meter, try empirical approach on paper.
picture courtesy of http://members.wolfram.com/jeffb/visualization/solenoid.jpg and Paul NylanderLook up Biot-Savart law.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/biosav.html
picture courtesy of http://members.wolfram.com/jeffb/visualization/solenoid.jpg and Paul NylanderLook up Biot-Savart law.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/biosav.html