Magneto hydrodynamic generator from the
final exam. The C-coil is excited by a field core that carries a current and has a rectangular channel, with moving conductive fluid, that passes through its gap. (Image by Prof. Markus Zahn.)
This course offers an
online version of one of the textbooks for the course,
Electromagnetic Fields and Energy, by Hermann A. Haus and James R. Melcher, as well as
video demonstrations related to electromagnetism concepts covered in the book.
6.641 examines electric and magnetic quasistatic forms of Maxwell's equations applied to dielectric, conduction, and magnetization boundary value problems. Topics covered include: electromagnetic forces, force densities, and stress tensors, including magnetization and polarization; thermodynamics of electromagnetic fields, equations of motion, and energy conservation; applications to synchronous, induction, and commutator machines; sensors and transducers; microelectromechanical systems; propagation and stability of electromechanical waves; and charge transport phenomena.
Technical Requirements
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