Journal
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
Volume 220, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119780
Keywords
Induction skull melting technology; Superheat temperature limitation; Multi -physical field coupling model
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This study presents an advanced numerical simulation to explain the mechanism of melt superheat temperature in induction skull melting technology. The coupling model established accurately predicts the temperature and meniscus shape in the research domain. The simulation results reveal that forced convective heat transfer caused by electromagnetic force and the current passing through phenomenon between molten melt and crucible are key factors influencing the superheat temperature and electrical efficiency.
Overcoming the limitation of low superheat temperature problem is key for the applications of the induction skull melting technology in many important high melt point metals used in fields such as aerospace. The present paper presents an advanced numerical study to explain the mechanism of melt superheat temperature. A coupling model between electromagnetic, thermal, phase and fluid flow fields was established, which accurately predict the temperature and meniscus shape in the research domain. The simulation results show that the forced convective heat transfer caused by electromagnetic force in the melt and the current passing through phenomenon between molten melt and crucible were the key to influence the superheat temperature and electrical efficiency. Furthermore, it was discovered that convection suppression in the melt by employing an external DC coil and increasing the thermal resistance between the skull and the crucible could increase the melt superheat temperature effectively. Increasing the thermal resistance between the skull and the crucible also leads to an increase in the superheat temperature, which could be achieved by enhancing the interface roughness. The present work would shed lights on the design of new generation induction crucible to obtain high superheat temperature melt.
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