6.642 | Fall 2008 | Graduate

Continuum Electromechanics

Calendar

WEEK # ASSIGNMENTS KEY DATES
1 Review of Maxwell’s equations Problem set 1 out
2

Flux-potential relations for Laplacian fields

Air-gap magnetic machines and electrostatic machines

Problem set 2 out
3 Solenoidal fields and vector potential transfer relations Problem set 1 due and problem set 3 out
4

Laws, approximations, and relations of fluid mechanics

Stress tensors

Problem set 2 due and problem set 4 out
5 Electromechanical dynamics Problem set 3 due and problem set 5 out
6 Pressure-velocity relations for inviscid, incompressible fluids Problem set 4 due and problem set 6 out
7

Electrohydrodynamic and ferrohydrodynamic instabilities

Kelvin-Helmholtz instability

Problem set 5 due
8 Plasma stability (z-θ pinch) Problem set 6 due and problem set 7 out
9 Stability of a perfectly conducting spherical drop (Rayleigh’s limit) Midterm exam
10 Stability of a perfectly conducting spherical drop (Rayleigh’s limit) (cont.) Problem set 8 out and problem set 7 due
11 Stability of a perfectly conducting spherical drop (Rayleigh’s limit) (cont.)  
12 Smoothly inhomogeneous systems Problem set 8 due and final exam one week after Week #12

Course Info

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Fall 2008
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Learning Resource Types
Problem Sets with Solutions
Exams with Solutions
Lecture Notes
Course Introduction