On the Designing, Efficiency, and Stirring Force of an Induction Coil for the Processing of Prototype Al Based Nanocomposites | Zendy

Muhammad Mansoor | Zendy; Muhammad Shahid | Zendy

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On the Designing, Efficiency, and Stirring Force of an Induction Coil for the Processing of Prototype Al Based Nanocomposites

Author(s) -

Muhammad Mansoor,

Muhammad Shahid

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of metallurgy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1687-9473

pISSN - 1687-9465

DOI - 10.1155/2014/637031

Subject(s) - fabrication , materials science , electromagnetic coil , nanocomposite , induction heating , thermal , composite number , induction coil , composite material , electromagnetic induction , finite element method , aluminium , matrix (chemical analysis) , mechanical engineering , engineering , structural engineering , electrical engineering , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , meteorology

Induction melting could be a potential fabrication method for aluminum matrix nanocomposites, owing to its characteristics stirring action and rapid heating. In the present work, an induction coil for small scale composite fabrication was designed through geometric, thermal, and electromagnetic analyses. Subsequently, the designed coil was simulated for its thermal efficiency and stirring force using finite element method magnetics software. The designed coil yielded more than 60% of the total energy supplied into thermal efficiency with a stirring force <3 mN, which could be significant for efficient melting and stirring to fabricate the aluminum matrix nanocomposites.

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