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magnetodynamic formulations applied to the modelling of a transverse flux inductor. (continued)

The FLUX3D modelling of the structure shown in figure 1, using the four couplings, leads to values shown in table 2 for the induced power in the band. The reference value is the mean result from the four couplings. The calculation of the integral along a pole pitch of the induced power density has allowed us to evaluate the differences between the results obtained by the four couplings relative to the mean value. The variation of these relative differences increases towards the edges of the band, where the structure of the electromagnetic field is 3D. The graph of the power density and the arrows corresponding to Eddy currents for a whole TFIH structure, are shown in figure 3.

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Figure 2: Transverse variation of the relative errors.

Figure 3: Graph of induced

power density and arrows of induced currents.

Professeur Virgiliu Fireteanu, PhD. Tiberiu Tudorache, Laboratoire TEM, Facult dElectrotechnique, Universit POLITEHNICA Bucarest, Roumanie.

Heating by induction and metallurgy.

The diversity of simulations that we have carried out within PRIMESCA, have led us, in responding to the needs and wishes of our clients, to introduce specific developments to FLUX2D and FLUX3D programs and to use the different extensions and subroutines of these software. The following example is a typical illustration of the interest in these tools for extracting the most important aspects of these software when it comes to induction heating and heat treating by induction. Classically, heat treating by induction of steel parts can be carried out in two ways: In a static system when the parts are small and do not require a large power density; As a moving process in the reverse case or to overcome deformation problems. When simulating a moving heat treatment process, the displacement of the inductor and the shower must be modeled. The running of well adapted user subroutines has allowed us to model this displacement using several different speeds, without having to modify the geometry and the mesh. In the same way, the use of a subroutine with or without circuit equation coupling allows us to model the complex variation of the power source.

Surface hardening is the most common example of a heat treating induction process. During this treatment, the surface of the part to be treated undergoes metallurgic transformations. Theoretically when it reaches a temperature greater than Ac3 ( 850900C) the surface undergoes a first transformation. A sufficiently sharp recooling is then followed by a second transformation. The result of this process is a transformed zone, harder than the initial structure and the presence of residual stress in the part (compression of the hardened zone, traction outside this zone). We have developed within PRISMECA, the METAL7 software which lets us compute the variation of the percentage of metallurgic phases during a surface hardening induction process. This software takes into account the finer details of induction heating and of the variation of the physical properties of steel (steel becoming non-magnetic above the Curie temperature, variation of the metallurgic transformation temperatures with rates of heating....).

Variation with time of the heated zone.

Comparing real and simulated quenching profiles. To ensure a perfect coherence and an ideal running of FLUX2D and METAL7 programs, the variations of the proportions of phases are computed using the FLUX2D thermal file. We have provided the possibility of saving the metallurgic files in the same structure as *.TRA files. This option lets you use the FLUX2D post-processor for analyzing the metallurgic results obtained. Cdric Durban - PRISMECA

Number 28 - December 1998 - CEDRAT - CEDRAT RECHERCHE - MAGSOFT