Re: Inductance and the acceleration of charge

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi,

Yeah!  Get that all worked out and report back :o))

The best measure of inductance is a darn good metering system...

The second is a darn good program...

The third is a darn good equation about 100 years old beginning with 
the name "Wheeler's"...

There are "no" others...

Cheers,

       Terry"

   Slight quibbles - Wheeler's original paper had formulae for 
"short" and "long" coils andwas published in 1928.  That's 2 years 
younger than I am and I'm not "about 100 years old" although these 
days it sometimes feels like that when I get up in the dark and drive 
off to work..........  The Radiotron Designer's handbook (any edition 
- I have 3rd and 4th) lists several different simple inductance 
formulae which are good for coils on almost any L/d ratio.

Ed

Some additional references:

The original Wheeler papers:

   * Harold A. Wheeler, "Formulas for the Skin Effect," Proceedings of
     the I.R.E., September 1942, pp. 412-424
   * Harold A. Wheeler, "Simple Inductance Formulas for Radio Coils,"
     Proceedings of the I.R.E., October 1928, pp. 1398-1400.

An enormous compendium of inductance references compiled by Dr. Marc Thompson.

   * http://members.aol.com/marctt/Technical/Inductance_References.htm