Magnetoelastic bending and stability of current-carrdying coil structures

As a results of magnetoelastic interaction, the mechanical behavior of current-carrying coil structures, such as deformation and instability, is a key problem in the design of strong field magnets. In this paper, a nonlinear mathematical model is presented to described the deformation and buckling of D-type current-carrying coil, based on the Biot-Savart law and the bending theory of curved beams. The bending deformation, the critical value of current for the magnetoelastic buckling of the current-carrying coil, and the effect of the type and number of supports at middle part of the bendling coil on the critical value are quantitatively investigated by a semi-analytical and semi-numerical method. The numerical results are shown to be in good agreement with the experimental data. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Science Foundation of the State Education Committee of China for Outstanding Teacher in Universities, and the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province of China