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Electromagnet Design
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES
Coil Data
core radius
core diameter
outer radius
coil diameter
coil thickness
core length

for max gauss

r1
B
r2
D
N
L

Wire Data
wire size, enamel

0.406 inches
0.812
0.718
1.436
0.312
1.6
awg
20

dia
0.03196

nom dia
0.03340

43.1
8.4

0.406
0.812
1.218 r2=3*r1
2.436
0.812
1.624 L=4*r1
turns/in
turns/sq in Ohms/1000' Current
26.95
726.1
10.15
1.04

number of turns/layer
number of layers

t
y

total number of turns

362.5 turns

447.5 max

total length

1169.6 inches

97.5 feet

total resistance

0.989 Ohms

applied Vdc

rated current

5.05 Amps
1832
464 Gauss

(center of air core)

G2

267 Gauss

(center of edge of air core)

at
L

a=
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I^2*R
surface area
dissipation

G1

G3

Inductance with air core

47.9 max
9.3 max

5 Volts

amp*turns
Gauss at center

Fusing
lb/1000'
58.60
3.09

25.3 Watts
7.22 sq in
3.50 W/sq in

0.5 ideal

44 Gauss
(inches from RH edge of air core)
0.8 inches from RH edge
2.8 mH

0.31

Coil

G1

G2

G3

b=
a/b =
b/a =
rm =
a/2rm =

b/a=0

a/2rm=0
a/2rm=0.25
a/2rm=0.50
a/2rm=0.75
a/2rm=1.00

1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000

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1.60
0.20
5.13
0.56
0.28
a/b=1.00
a/b=0.75
a/b=0.50 a/b=0.25 a/b=0
b/a=0.25
b/a=0.50
b/a=0.75
b/a=1.00
b/a=1.33
b/a=2
b/a=4
b/a=inf
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
0.9021
0.8246
0.7603
0.7056
0.6442
0.5487
0.3789
0.0000
0.8656
0.7632
0.6816
0.6148
0.5430
0.4385
0.2754
0.0000
0.8347
0.7146
0.6234
0.5512
0.4769
0.3740
0.2250
0.0000
0.8103
0.6805
0.5839
0.5102
0.4358
0.3360
0.1976
0.0000

F=

0.35

P=
u=
N=

27.50
0.0000495
362.5

L=

2.8 mH

Value for "F"

1.2000
1.0000

a/2rm ratio

a/2rm=0

0.8000

a/2rm=0.25
a/2rm=0.50

0.6000

a/2rm=0.75

0.4000

a/2rm=1.00

0.2000
0.0000
0

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