Suppose there is a magnetic field going from left to right. Suppose a thin sheet of metal conductor (e.g. a 1m*1m square) is dropped through the magnetic field such that the plane of the conductor is PERPENDICULAR to the magnetic field.
Now I know that by Faraday's Law, there will be an induced emf that will induce eddy currents in the conductor which oppose the motion of it by Lenz's Law. However, I have no idea which way the eddy currents are flowing, i.e. clockwise or anticlockwise.
Does there exist a simple hand rule which can predict the direction of eddy current?