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Superconductors in Medium Frequency Induction Furnaces

06/14/2012 3:11 AM

We have come across an application of superconducting material used in pre -heating of non ferrous material for further processing of aluminium billets . Taking from here can we use this same concept and replace cooper coils inside a medium frequency induction furnaces of industrial scale used for melting various ferrous material. Can we use superconducting material in place of normal copper coils which are being used today. plz suggest. if it can be please let us know how and who can do it? as this would considerably drop the consumption of power in melting per tonne of steel.

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Re: superconductors in medium frequency induction furnaces.

06/14/2012 6:06 AM

Sure you can! why could´t you? It conduces (even better) and you can adjust the frequency as you please... The question you should ask is "does it worth the investment?" And don't forgett that to achieve the state~of superconductivity you need to drop to a very low tempª the matherial, and near a furnace you may have seriuos problems with that, so it may not be a good option!

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Re: superconductors in medium frequency induction furnaces.

06/14/2012 6:22 AM

thank you for your view. if we need to maintain very low temperature then how did sintef some up induction heating equipment for pre heating aluminium billets. if maintaining a low temperature is the prerequisite then isnt there any other alternative so that superconductors can be used in industrial scale induction furnaces?

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Re: superconductors in medium frequency induction furnaces.

06/14/2012 10:15 AM

This is why one needs to do there own research. I believe that you heard a rumor about superconductors being used in an induction furnace. This rumor could come from any of a variety of reasons. (I won't guess where or how.) At this time the highest temperature superconductor I know of has a critical temperature of -140°C. At the critical temperature, the quenching current density is also quite low so one needs to maintain a temperature even colder than this critical temperature. Then there's also the yet to be fully understood problem (by me) that despite superconductors having a zero voltage drop, Joule heating still occurs in a conducting superconductor.

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Re: Superconductors in Medium Frequency Induction Furnaces

06/14/2012 10:30 PM

Well, superconducting magnets are used to create high intensity static fields. Induction furnaces create varying magnetic fields which are turned into "shorted turn" currents that produce ohmic heating in the vessel.

So it looks as if you are barking up a conceptual tree that has no leaves...

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