RABINS’ METHOD 169

In radians, θ=Δ_/R, where Δ_ is the circumferential length of the winding

section shown and R its average radius. The average tensile stress is
σ=T/A, where A is the cross-sectional area of the winding section. Noting
that the volume of the winding section is ΔV=A Δ_. In the limit of small
θ, (5.71) becomes
(5.72)
Thus the average tensile stress in the winding is the average radius
times the average radial force density, assuming the radial forces act
outward. For inward radial forces, σ is compressive. The average radial
force density at a particular axial position z can be found by computing
the radial component of (5.69) at several radial positions in the winding,
keeping z fixed, and taking their average. One should weight these by
the volume element which is proportional to r.
Other forces of interest can be found from the known force
densities.
5.5 GENERAL METHOD FOR DETERMINING INDUCTANCES
AND MUTUAL INDUCTANCES
Self and leakage inductances are usually defined in terms of flux linkages
between circuits. However, it is often more convenient to calculate
them in terms of magnetic energy. In this section, we show the
equivalence of these methods and develop a useful formula for the
determination of these inductances in terms of the vector potential. In
addition, we show how the vector potential can be employed to
calculate mutual inductances.
Consider a set of stationary circuits as shown in Fig. 5.4a. We
assume that we slowly increase the currents in them by means of
batteries with variable control. In calculating the work done by the
batteries, we ignore any I2R or dissipative losses or, more realistically,
we treat these separately. Thus the work we are interested in is the work
necessary to establish the magnetic field. Because of the changing flux
linking the different circuits, emf’s s will be induced in them by
Faraday’s law. We assume that the battery controllers are adjusted so
that the battery voltages just balance the induced voltages throughout
the process. Because the circuits can have finite cross sectional areas as
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