Strange Question

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Robin Mitchell

Joined Oct 25, 2009
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HI everyone. I have tried all ideas to get the answer but with no help. The answer is 34 micro volts but i dont understand where it comes from:

Question:

A metal framed window is 1.3m high and 0.7 m wide. It pivots about a vertical edge and faces due south.

(Horizontal component of earths field is 20 micro tesla, vertical is 50 micro tesla)

Calculate the magnetic flux through the closed window (not a problem, 18Wb)

The window is opened through an angle of 90 degrees in a time of 0.8s

calculate the emf induced


Before you ask this is NOT homework but a question that i am having loads of problems with. I tried thinking of it as a volumetric shape (a quater of a cylinder). I tried thinking about emf's canceling out on the shape etc....:p

Thanks
 

steveb

Joined Jul 3, 2008
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I tried thinking of it as a volumetric shape (a quater of a cylinder). I tried thinking about emf's canceling out on the shape etc....:p

Thanks
Simply think about the projection of the area of the window onto a plane that is perpendicular to the horizontal component of the field. At what rate does this area change? Since emf is the (negative) rate of change of flux and the field is constant, the flux only changes because the projected area is changing.

By this way, this isn't such a strange question. The context (with a window turning) is a little strange, but the problem of a spinning loop is the classic motor calculation.
 
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