A long filament with a current I is oriented along the z-axis in free space. It is then enclosed by a long hollow cylinder of permeability μ1, with an inner radius a and an outer radius b, as shown in Fig. 5.18. Find
(a) H and B everywhere by Ampere’s circuital law and
(b) magnetization current density in the hollow cylinder,
(c) magnetization surface current densities on the inner and outer surfaces.
As far as H is concerned, the hollow cylinder can be completely ignored, because it carries no free current. From symmetry considerations, H is of the form HH=Hϕ(ρ)aaϕ, and thus we choose a circle centered at the filament as the Amperian path.
(a) In the region 0 < ρ < a , Ampere’s circuital law gives
HH=Hϕaaϕ=2πρIaaϕ, and BB=μoHH=2πρIμoaaϕ (5- 83a)
In the region a ≤ ρ ≤ b , we have
HH=2πρIaaϕ, and BB=μ1HH=2πρIμ1aaϕ (5- 83b)
In the region ρ > b , we have
HH=2πρIaaϕ, and BB=μoHH=2πρIμoaaϕ (5- 83c)
Note that the expressions for H in Eq. (5-83) are the same, independent of the hollow cylinder.
(b) In the region a ≤ ρ ≤ b, inserting Eq. (5-83b) into Eq. (5-77) we obtain
MM=χmHH [A/m] (5-77)
MM=χmHH=⎩⎪⎧μoμ1−1⎭⎪⎫2πρIaaϕ (5- 84)
Taking the curl of Eq. (5-84) in cylindrical coordinates, we have
∇×MM=0Then, from Eq. (5-70) we obtain
JJm=∇×MM [A/m²] (5-70)
JJm=0.
(c) On the cylindrical surface at ρ = a , from Eq. (5-84) we have
MM=⎩⎪⎧μoμ1−1⎭⎪⎫2πaIaaϕ (5-85)
The unit normal to the surface at ρ = a is aan=−aaρ. From Eqs. (5-67) and (5-85) we obtain
JJms=MM×aan [A/m] (5-67)
JJms1=MM×aan=⎩⎪⎧μoμ1−1⎭⎪⎫2πaIaaz (ρ = a) (5-86)
Similarly, on the cylindrical surface at ρ = b , from Eq. (5-84) we obtain
MM=⎩⎪⎧μoμ1−1⎭⎪⎫2πbIaaϕ (5-87)
The unit normal to the surface at ρ = b is aan=aaρ , From Eqs. (5-67) and (5-87) we obtain
JJms2=MM×aan=⎩⎪⎧μoμ1−1⎭⎪⎫2πbIaaz (ρ = b) (5-88)
From Eqs. (5-86) and (5-88), we note that two surfaces of the hollow cylinder carry the magnetization surface currents of an equal amount, but flowing in the opposite directions.
If there is no free current in a magnetized material, Ampere’s circuital law tells us that ∇ × H = 0 in the material. In this case, according to Eq. (5- 77) and Eq. (5-70), we have ∇ × M = 0 and JJm=0 in the material. Under these conditions, the total magnetic flux can be obtained by adding the external magnetic flux and the flux produced by JJms (see Example 5-12).