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Electromagnetic Induction. Maxwells Equations

Problem 3.337

An iron core shaped as a doughnut with round cross-section of radius \(a=3.0 \mathrm{~cm}\) carries a winding of \(N=1000\) turns through which a current \(I=1.0\) A flows. The mean radius of the doughnut is \(b=32 \mathrm{~cm} .\) Using the plot in Fig. \(3.76,\) find the magnetic energy stored up in the core. A field strength \(H\) is supposed to be the same throughout the cross-section and equal to its magnitude in the centre of the cross-section.

Reveal Answer
W=BHπ2a2b=2.0 J, where H=1/2NI/πbW=B H \pi^{2} a^{2} b=2.0 \mathrm{~J}, \text { where } H=1 / 2 N I / \pi b