Induction Heating

Handbook

John Davies
University of Aston in Birmingham

Peter Simpson
Ministry of Defence

McGRAW-HILL Book Company (UK) Limited

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Contents
Preface xi

Chapter 1 Introduction to Induction Heating 1

1.1 The background to induction heating 1
1.2 Induction-heating principles 2
1.3 Applications 5
1.4 Power Systems 5
1.5 Economics, safety, and environment 8

Chapter 2 Through-heating by Induction 10

2.1 Introduction to applications of through-heating 10
2.2 Temperature effects 17
2.3 Heat radiation and convection 24
2.4 Temperature distribution in induction through-heating 26
2.5 Effects of current depth and radiated heat 27
2.6 Temperature distributions in a heating cycle 28
2.7 Selection of frequencies for induction through-heating 30
2.8 Application specifications for coil design 33
2.9 Equivalent circuit coil-design method 43
2.10 Approximate coil-design method 49
2.11 Mechanical construction of coils 55
2.12 Slab reheating 58
2.13 Travelling-wave induction heating 59
2.14 Multi-layer coils 63
2.15 Tapered heating for extrusion 64
2.16 Scale-model analogue methods 65

Chapter 3 Surface Heating by Induction 67

3.1 Metallurgical principles of heat treatment 71
3.2 Quenches and quenching . 77
3.3 Selection of frequency in induction heat treatment 81
3.4 Temperature distribution in induction surface hardening 87
3.5 Application specifications for coil design 89
3.6 Mechanical construction of coils 91
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 Chapter 4 Other Applications of Induction Heating 96
4.1 Soldering and brazing 96
4.2 Tube welding 109
4.3 Heating of resin kettles and other vessels 118
4.4 Paintdrying 120
4.5 Induction heating in plastic working 121
4.6 Annealmg and stress relieving 122
4.7 Longitudinal flux induction heating 124
4.8 Transverse flux heating 124
4.9 Semiconductor processing 126
4.10 Miscellaneous uses of induction heating 131
Chapter 5 Induction Melting 135
5.1 Principles of induction meiters 135
5.2 The coreless induction furnace 142
5.3 The Channel furnace 148
5.4 Comparisonof coreless and Channel furnaces 152
5.5 Special features in melting furnaces 155

Chapter 6 Supply-frequency Heating Systems 163

6.1 Advantages and limitations 163
6.2 Load matching 165
6.3 Control and switchgear 168
6.4 Solid-state power regulators 172
6.5 Measurements at supply frequencies 173
0.0 Workhandling equipment 174
6.7 Melting furnace System 177
6.8 Frequency multipliers 178
6.9 Dual-frequency Systems 180

Chapter? Medium-frequency motor^mator Systems 181

/-l Introduction 181
7.2 Principles ofthemedium^requencygenerator 181
7.3 Mechan.cal features ofinductor-alternators 187
7.4 Electncal behaviour of the generator 190
7.5 Load matching and tuning 194
7.6 Control Systems 198
7.7 Automatic voltage regulators 200
Chapter 8 Medium-frequency Solid-state Systems 202
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8.3 Requirements of the static inverter 203
8.4 Sibcon-controlledrectifiercharacteristics 204
».:> tSasic inverter Systems 205
8.6 Swept-frequency Systems 207
8.7 Load-resonant System 210

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 8.8 Comparative efficiencies and impedance characteristics 212
8.9 Control and protection 214
8.10 Construction and layout 216
8.11 Capital and running costs 218
8.12 Comparison between inverters and motor-alternators 219

Chapter9 Radio-frequency Systems 221

9.1 The basis of the radio-frequency generator 221
9.2 Industrial RF heating osciilator valves 229
9.3 The ideal industrial valve characteristics 230
9.4 Construction of industrial triode valves 231
9.5 Magnetically-focused triode 235
9.6 Class C osciilator design 237
9.7 Anode HT power supplies 245
9.8 Control circuits 248
9.9 Power control Systems 249
9.10 Load-matching Output circuits 254
9.11 Radio-frequency metering 260
9.12 Generator reliability 261

Chapter 10 Ancillary Equipment 263

10.1 Measurement technlques 263
10.2 Supply-frequency measurements 263
10.3 Medium-frequency measurements 263
10.4 Radio-frequency measurements 266
10.5 Integrated measurement and control 268
10.6 Temperature measurements 270
10.7 Miscellaneous measurements 272
10.8 Temperature control Systems 273
10.9 Power control and regulation 275
10.10 Cables and busbars 275
10.11 Workhandiing equipment 280

Chapter 11 Economics 292

11.1 Economics and thermal efficiencies of power sources 292
11.2 Cost analysis in hardening and welding 296
11.3 Heating for forging comparisons 298
11.4 Costs of melting furnaces 304
11.5 Miscellaneous economic factors 306

Chapter 12 Theory of Induction Heating 307

12.1 Introduction 307
12.2 Skin effect for semi-infinite siab 307
12.3 Power and flux for semi-infinite slab 314
12.4 Power and flux induced in a wide rectangular slab 318
12.5 Power and flux in a solid cylinder 322
12.6 Power induced in a hollow cylinder 329
12.7 Non-linear theory 335
12.8 Proximity heating 337
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 Chapter 13 Heat Transfer 341
13.1 Introduction 341
13.2 Reiationship between power m M n t » m
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13.8 Radiation 352
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ChapKrU Safelyand Environment Conditio« 373

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U 4 f^ rna f tionaJ s a f «ty regulations 375
14.4 I E C safety recommendations 375
14.5 Environment and terminology 377

Appendix 1 Eiectroheating Terminology 379

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A3.2 Power plant-quahtyofengineering 394

A3.3 C h c c e o f power plant for induct.on furnace 397
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Appendix 4 Unit Conversion Tables 407

Appendix 5 Re-stivity, Specific Heat, and Thermal ConH , -

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Temperature 410 d e r m a l Conductivity as Functions of
References 412

Index 419