Keith Dysart wrote:
For the specific situation you describe above:
"energy flowing out of both ends at the same time"
means that the energy stored in the ooil is being
reduced to supply the energy leaving the top and
the bottom. The sum of the energy flows out of
the top and the bottom is exactly equal to the rate
at which the stored energy is being reduced.

Yes, the energy obviously balances but the instantaneous
powers are in opposite directions and therefore cannot
balance.

Lumped or not lumped is moot.

Energy cannot flow out of both ends of a lumped circuit
inductor. The current is, by definition, exactly the
same at both ends as it is for the lumped inductors in
EZNEC. You might find these class notes informative.

http://www.ttr.com/corum/
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com