Consider the coaxial cable of Problem 30.46. The conductors carry equal currents i in opposite directions. (a) Use Ampere’s law to find the magnetic field at any point in the volume between the conductors. (b) Use the energy density for a magnetic field, Eq. (30.10), to calculate the energy stored in a thin, cylindrical shell between the two conductors. Let the cylindrical shell have inner radius r, outer radius r+dr, and length l.(c) Integrate your result in part (b) over the volume between the two conductors to find the total energy stored in the magnetic field for a length l of the cable. (d) Use your result in part (c) and Eq. (30.9) to calculate the inductance L of a length l of the cable. Compare your result to L calculated in part (d) of Problem 30.46.

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A)The expression for the magnetic field at any point in the volume between the conductors isμ0l2πr

B) The expression for the energy stored in a thin cylindrical shell between the two conductors isμ0i2l4πrdr

C)The expression for the total energy stored in the magnetic field for a length of the cable isμ0i2l4πrInba

D) The inductance of the length of the cable is μ0l2πInbaand hence proved.

Step by step solution

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STEP 1 Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field

The inner cylindrical shell of radius r, the outer cylindrical shell of radius r+dr , and the length is /


Consider inner cylindrical shell of radius r and outer cylindrical shell of radius

r = a

r + dr = b

The circumference of the coaxial cable is, l=2πrwhere, r is amperian loop of radius r. Using Ampere's law, we have B.dl=μ0lenclosedto calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field as

Bdl=μ0lenclosedBl=μ0lenclosedB=μ0lenclosedl

The entire current is enclosed by the loop is equal to the current lenclosed=0 Substitute l= 2πrSo, B=μ0l2πris the the magnitude of the magnetic field.

02

Calculate the energy stored in a thin cylindrical shell between the two conductors

The inner cylindrical shell of radius r, the outer cylindrical shell of radius r + dr, and the length is l. The change in volume of the cable is,dV=2πrldrandthe magnetic energy density isU=B22μ0where,Bis the magnetic field magnitude,μ0is the permeability of the cable and the differential form of energy stored in the cable is dU = udV where,u is the magnetic energy density, dV is the change in volume of the cable. Substitute the values we have,

dU=12μ0μ0l2πr22πrldr=μ0i2l4πrdr

Therefore, the expression for the energy stored in a thin cylindrical shell between the two conductors isμ0i2l4πrdr

03

Calculate the total energy stored in the magnetic field

The inner cylindrical shell of radius r, the outer cylindrical shell of radius r + dr, and the length is l Refer the figure 1: The limit between the inner and outer cylindrical shell is a to b, a is the inner cylindrical shell of radius and b is the outer cylindrical shell of radius. Integrate equationμ0i2l4πrdr, to total energy stored in the magnetic field for a length of the cable.

dU=abμ0i2l4πrdrU=lμ0i2l4πabdrr=μ0i2l4πInrab=μ0i2l4πInb-Ina=μ0i2l4πInba

Therefore, the expression for the total energy stored in the magnetic field for a length of the cable isμ0i2l4πInba

04

Calculate the inductance of the length

The inner cylindrical shell of radius r, the outer cylindrical shell of radius r + dr, and the length is l. The energy stored in a inductor is,U=12Li2.Rearrange the equation, to find the inductance of a length of the cable is,L=2Ui2where,U is the total energy stored in the magnetic field for a length of the cable, i is the current flows in the inductor. Substitute the values we get,

role="math" localid="1664189028616" L=2μ0i2l4πInbai2=μ0l2πInba

Therefore, the inductance of the length of the cable is μ0l2πInbaand hence proved.

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