Field Strength

codan

New Member

• May 22, 2009

• #1

Hi,

I am trying to calculate the magnetic field strength of an air core coil.

I have found the Permeabillity of Air is 1.256 x 10^-6,

My question is, for the 10^-6 is this just .00000010

so the Permeabillity of Air is 1.256 x .00000010

I am not sure, is this correct.

 

D

dougy83

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Most Helpful Member

• May 22, 2009

• #2

No.

10^-6 (or 10E-6) is 0.000001

you should know that 10^0 is 1, and for every negative exponent you shift the decimal point to the left 1 digit. The opposite is true for positive exponents.

 

dknguyen

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Most Helpful Member

• May 22, 2009

• #3

Didn't you ever learn about exponents? For negative exponents:

X^-Y = 1/(X^Y)

So:
10^-6 = 1/(10^6) = 1/1000,000

 

Last edited: May 22, 2009

codan

New Member

• Jun 1, 2009

• #4

Thanks for the replies.

No i haven't learnt about exponents as yet.
Another thing i am having trouble with is say i have.

1.0000000000000001e-11

I do not know what the e is or what number this actually is, how do i write this number without using the e or -11 as an example.

Thank You

 

D

dougy83

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Most Helpful Member

• Jun 2, 2009

• #5

The 'e' stands for 'exponent' and may be directly substituted by 'x10^' (the 'x' is for multiplication, the '^' raises to a power)

So, 1.0000000000000001e-11 = 1.0000000000000001x10^-11

 

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j.friend

New Member

• Jun 25, 2009

• #6

That is more than a little confusing, why would they use 'e' to denote exponent when it is more widely recognised as the natural number e (which ≈ 2.718)?

 

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jasonbe

New Member

• Jul 28, 2009

• #7

codan said:

Hi,

I am trying to calculate the magnetic field strength of an air core coil.

I have found the Permeabillity of Air is 1.256 x 10^-6,

My question is, for the 10^-6 is this just .00000010

so the Permeabillity of Air is 1.256 x .00000010

I am not sure, is this correct.

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Just out of curiosity, are you using the same formula as that for a solenoid? Are you using relative permeability - which I think might be your figure, the Permeability of Air, divided by the permeability of free space, 4*pi * 10^-7 T*m/A? I like to use * instead of x because I don't always know when x is referring to a cross product. I just wanted to make sure that by writing T*m/A I meant units - not variables.

 

Last edited: Jul 28, 2009