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Model ID: 126

Cold Crucible

A cold crucible is used for the manufacturing of alloys that require a high degree of purity, like titanium alloys for the aeronautic industry. The cold crucible in this model is made of several water-cooled copper sectors that form the container in which the alloy is manufactured.

The harmonic current flowing in the coils will induce a current in the crucible flowing in the opposite direction along the edge of the crucible. The induced currents produced in each of the sectors makes the crucible act like a field concentrator. Heat is generated in the melt for refining purposes.

This model simulates the electromagnetic fields and induced current.

METAL PROCESSING: A cold crucible is used for the manufacturing of alloys that require a high degree of purity, like titanium alloys for the aeronautic industry. The induced currents (surface plot) make the cold crucible act like a field concentrator (streamlines).

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