induction heating steel cable for cutting with radio frequency heating equipment
Objective Prior to cutting, heat a short section of a hardened steel cableย coated with a polyethylene sheathing.
Material Multi-strand braided stainless steel cable 0.5 in. (1.27 cm) ODย enclosed within a polyethylene sheathing
Temperature 1800 ยบF (982) ยบC
Frequency 240 kHz
Equipment โข DW-UHF-20kW induction heating system, equipped with aย remote workhead containing four (4) 1.0 ฮผF capacitors (forย a total of 1.0 ฮผF).
โข An induction heating coil designed and developedย specifically for this application.
Process A three-turn helical coil is used to heat the cable inย approximately 2 seconds. After the power is turned off, theย heat is then transferred to the sheathing.
Results/Benefits Induction heating provides a quick, precise repeatable methodย to reach the high temperature required. It is a very efficientย heating method.