Induction heating system aluminum alloy cylindrical billets
This publication discusses the task of developing an induction heating system for billets made of aluminum alloy with a given limit on the permissible temperature deviation. The purpose of the work is to determine the parameters of the inductor sections and the settings of the control system to achieve a given distribution of the billet before being fed under the press. The complexity of the problem is associated with the presence of several heater sections that differ in length from the workpieces, which leads to an additional factor leading to an increase in the unevenness in the distribution of temperature in the load. The model of the electromagnetic process is built taking into account the change in resistivity in the workpieces. When searching for a more efficient calculation algorithm, a joint solution to the thermal and electromagnetic problems is considered, which allows to simplify the procedure for exchanging data between applications. This approach is very convenient for solving problems that are not connected with harsh conditions with the achievement of the final state. When modeling thermal processes, the formulation of the problem takes into account all the features associated with radiant heat transfer between extended surfaces having different temperatures, temperature dependences of the workpiece parameters, a varying heat release region due to displacement. As options for a heating system, software control and a multichannel system with control correction for temperature control at one point are considered. When simulating a multi-channel heating control system, built-in software functions were used that made it possible to form control actions for each channel and recommend the location of temperature sensors providing high-quality control of heating.