Liquid metal induction heating modelling for cold crucible applications

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 70-83

  Bojarevics, V ^a   Pericleous, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold crucible; Induction heating; Magnetohydrodynamics; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TURBULENT FLOW;

COLD CRUCIBLES; NUMERICAL MODELING; PROCESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SHAPE CONTINUOUS CHANGES;

INDUCTION HEATING;

EID: 34247400594     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2007.013131     Document Type: Article

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