Title :
Thermal analysis of steel blade quenching by induction heating
Author :
Kawase, Yoshihiro ; Miyatake, Tsutomu ; Hirata, Katsuhiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Sci., Gifu Univ., Japan
fDate :
7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper introduces a computational method for predicting the temperature characteristics of steel quenching by induction heating. In this method, an eddy current analysis is coupled with a thermal analysis using the 3-D finite element method. The nonlinear characteristics of the electric conductivity of steel is taken into account. The validity of this method is confirmed through the comparison with measured results when applied to a steel blade quenching of an electric shaver
Keywords :
eddy currents; finite element analysis; induction heating; quenching (thermal); steel; thermal analysis; 3-D finite element method; eddy current analysis; electric conductivity; electric shaver; induction heating; nonlinear characteristics; steel blade quenching; temperature characteristics prediction; thermal analysis; Blades; Current density; Eddy currents; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic flux; Resistance heating; Steel; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal quenching;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
