jonathan hanmer
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what is it and how does it work
inductive heating
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It means different things in different situations. I've seen that phrase used to describe a stress-relief process for stainless steel piping. I've also seen it used to describe the cause of a fire in an iso-phase bus duct. Can you give us an idea of the nature of your interest?
Two basis physics concept are involved in inductive heating. One is that a current will create around itself a magnetic field. Another is that a charged particle (e.g., an electron) that is moving in the presence of a magnetic field (or equivalently, the electron is stationary but the magnetic field is changing, in the manner that an AC-generated field would be constantly changing) will feel a force. The result of these two concepts is that the force will cause the electron to move. That is the basic principle behind the operation of a transformer.
Charge in motion is the definition of ?current.? The flow of current will always generate heat in the medium in which the current is flowing. That is the basic principle behind the concept of inductive heating. But here again, much depends on the application and the intended purpose of that application.
Two basis physics concept are involved in inductive heating. One is that a current will create around itself a magnetic field. Another is that a charged particle (e.g., an electron) that is moving in the presence of a magnetic field (or equivalently, the electron is stationary but the magnetic field is changing, in the manner that an AC-generated field would be constantly changing) will feel a force. The result of these two concepts is that the force will cause the electron to move. That is the basic principle behind the operation of a transformer.
Charge in motion is the definition of ?current.? The flow of current will always generate heat in the medium in which the current is flowing. That is the basic principle behind the concept of inductive heating. But here again, much depends on the application and the intended purpose of that application.
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