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CP An Electromagnetic Rail Gun. A conducting bar with mass m and length L slides over horizontal rails that are connected to a voltage source. The voltage source maintains a constant current I in the rails and bar, and a constant, uniform, vertical magnetic field B→fills the region between the rails figure. (a) Find the magnitude and direction of the net force on the conducting bar. Ignore friction, air resistance, and electrical resistance. (b) If the bar has mass m, find the distance d that the bar must move along the rails from rest to attain speed v.(c) It has been suggested that rail guns based on this principle could accelerate payloads into earth orbit or beyond. Find the distance the bar must travel along the rails if it is to reach the escape speed for the earth 11.2 km/s . Let B=0.80T,I=2.0×103A,m=25kg and L = 50 cm for simplicity assume the net force on the object is equal to the magnetic force, as in parts (a) and (b), even though gravity plays an important role in an actual launch in space.

Short Answer

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  1. The magnitude is F = lLB and direction of the net force on the conducting bar is to right.

  2. The distance is,d=v2m2lLB

  3. The distance of bar must travel along the rails is, and acceleration is, a=32m/s2.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of the given data

The given data can be listed below as

The escape speed for the earth is, 11.2 km/s.

The magnetic field is, B = 0.80 T.

The value of current is, I=2.0×103A.

The value of mass is, m = 25kg.

The length of bar is, L = 50 cm.

02

Definition of magnetic field

The term magnetic field may be defined as the area around the magnet behave like a magnet.

03

Determine the magnitude and direction of the net force on the conducting bar

The current and magnetic field perpendicular to each other so the force act on bar is

F = lLB …(1)

Hence, the magnitude is F = lLB and direction of the net force on the conducting bar is to right.

04

Determination of the distance d

Using the equation of motion of determine the distance

v2=v02+2ax−x0

The initial velocity is zero then,

v2=2add=v22a

…(2)

And

F = ma

So

a=Fm …(3)

From equation (1) and (3)

a=lLBm …(4)

From equation (2) and (4) than

d=v2m2ILB

…(5)

Hence, the distanced=v2m2ILB.

05

Determination of the acceleration and distance

The acceleration can be calculated as

a=lLBm

Substitute all the value in the above equation.

a=2×103A(0.50m)(0.80T)25kga=32m/s2


Hence, the acceleration isa=32m/s2.

From equation (5) the distance of bar must travel along the rails is,

d=v2m2ILB

Substitute all the value in the above equation

d=11.2×103m/s2×25kg2×2000A×0.50m×0.80T=1.96×106md=1960km

Hence the distance of bar must travel along the rails is, 1960 km.

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