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Inductionfurnace 141128104605 Conversion Gate01
Inductionfurnace 141128104605 Conversion Gate01
Inductionfurnace 141128104605 Conversion Gate01
Definition.
Electric induction furnace is type of melting
furnace that uses electric current to melt the metal.
Once molten, the high frequency magnetic field can
also be used to stir the hot metal, which is useful in
ensuring that alloying additions are fully mixed into
the melt.
Induction furnaces are used in most modern
foundries as a cleaner method of melting metals
than a reverberatory furnace or a cupola.
Sizes ranges from kilogram of capacity to a
hundred tonnes capacity.
Metals which are melted in an induction furnace
include iron and steel, copper, aluminum, and
precious metals because it is a clean and non-
contact process it can be used in a vacuum or inert
atmosphere.
Vacuum furnaces make use of induction heating for
production of specialty steels and other alloys that
would oxidize if heated in the presence of air.
The basic principle of induction furnace is the
induction heating.
Induction heating
Induction heating is a form of non contact heating
for conductive materials.it is process of heating an
electrically conducting object by electromagnetic
induction where eddy currents are generated within
the metal and resistant leads to joule heating of the
metal.
Principle of induction heating is mainly based on
two well known physical phenomena.
1. Electro-magnetic Induction
2. The Joule Effect
Electro-magnetic induction
The energy transfer to the object to be heated
occurs by means of electromagnetic induction.