Question

Observation of the formation of these phenomena is the general goal of nondestructive testing of ferrous compounds using MPI. In quasi-static conditions, the power dissipation due to these phenomena is inversely (10[1])proportional to a constant that is 1 for a sheet and 2 for a wire. (10[1])Waste sorting (-5[1])at recycling facilities use these phenomena to separate metallic (10[1])materials. (-5[4])In transformers, (-5[1])power loss caused by these phenomena (10[4])can be (10[2])minimized (10[2])using (10[1])laminated (10[2])conductors (10[4])and ferrite (10[1])cores. (10[1]-5[2])Generation (10[1])of these phenomena is used in braking systems (10[1])often (-5[1])employed (10[2])by roller (10[1])coasters. (10[1]-5[1])These (10[1])phenomena form due to a (10[1])magnetic (-5[1])response (10[1])as a consequence (10[2])of Lenz’s law. (10[3]-5[2])For 10 points, what phenomena (10[1])consist of electric charges moving in closed loops (0[1])during (-5[2])induction, (10[3]-5[1])named for their resemblance (10[1])to whirlpools? ■END■ (10[11]0[7])

ANSWER: eddy currents [or eddies or Foucault’s current; prompt on currents; prompt on electromagnetic induction until read; prompt on magnetism or magnetic fields until “magnetic” is read]
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Summary

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Michael SunBrandeis BHarvard B47-5
Delia CropperOxford ASouthampton A5610
Nicholas NguyenFlorida BValencia A57-5
Ian SaylorWisconsin BWinona State57-5
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerASUTAMU57-5
Joel DickerSouthampton BManchester57-5
Swapnil GargUC Berkeley AUC Berkeley B59-5
Rafael CastroImperial BSheffield6510
Rachel BenthamCambridge BWarwick B6510
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeMaryland A6510
Alec RisoCornell CRIT B6510
Nathan SheffieldMIT ATufts A6710
Hrishit ChaudhuriNYU BYale A6710
Parker McCoigTennessee AVanderbilt A6810
Hamish CampbellDurhamOxford B6810
Alex BakerCambridge CWarwick A6910
Aidan JonesLiberty AWake Forest7010
Michael ZhouGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech C7010
Alex AkridgeIndiana AIndiana B7110
Samir SarmaGeorgia Tech DBruin A7110
Oscar O'FlanaganImperial ANYU C7110
Ryan RosenbergNYU AColumbia B7110
June YinWashU BMissouri7310
Christopher JosephNotre Dame CNorthwestern A74-5
Sam MacchiVassar AJohns Hopkins A7410
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell DBinghamton A74-5
Kaiser XiaoUCLAUCSD7510
Linus LuuCambridge DBristol8310
Zachary LeblangPenn BGeorge Washington B84-5
Jacob HarlMissoui S&TWashU A8510
Andrew WangIllinois AChicago A8510
Gus VanskikeMaryland BPenn A8710
Elliott GomesDartmouth ABrown A88-5
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BNotre Dame B8810
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Jackson McDonaldAlabama ALouisville A9410
Juan LandaetaFlorida State AFlorida A95-5
Arjun BothraHaverford AColumbia C9610
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame AStanford B9910
Owen GilroyTexas BTexas A9910
Jerry XuClaremont BClaremont A102-5
Koji BilbaoDukeVirginia Tech A10210
Christopher DechBrandeis AHarvard A102-5
Oscar DespardCambridge ACambridge E10210
Cade ReinbergerRIT AESF A10210
JD KrothIowa StateWisconsin A10710
Nikhil ChellamNorthwestern ANotre Dame C1150
Connor RonanSouth CarolinaVirginia A116-5
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BChicago D116-5
Chase WoodsonVirginia ASouth Carolina11710
Yash TiwariMinnesota BCarleton117-5
Nikhil NairBUUMass Boston11710
Jerry ZhangHarvard BBrandeis B11710
Aum MundheRutgers AGeorge Washington A12110
Kevin ParkClaremont AClaremont B12410
Rohan ShelkeUC Berkeley BUC Berkeley A12410
Clete ReinbergerValencia AFlorida B1240
Leo LawFlorida AFlorida State A12410
Michael EngUNC CLiberty C1240
Alexandra KnightLiberty CUNC C1240
Chris YooWilliam & MaryUNC D1240
Alvin GuoChicago DIllinois B12410
Aaron MarchandCarletonMinnesota B1240
Henry BonWinona StateWisconsin B12410
Arjun NageswaranHarvard ABrandeis A12410
Mason YuBrown ADartmouth A1240
Brielle RachIowaGeorgetown A12410
Seth WebbTAMUASU12410
Kai MadgwickManchesterSouthampton B1240
Benjamin LiuOxford CLSE12410
Samuel KassoverGeorge Washington BPenn B12410
Peter SmithBinghamton ACornell D12410