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Energy Problems of Electrical Heating Equipment

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 410-4118/04
Abbreviation EPEZ
Course title Energy Problems of Electrical Heating Equipment
Credits 8
Coordinating department Department of Electrical Power Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Vladimír Král, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
Heat transfer. Fourier-Kirchhoff differential equation. Universal equation of energy transfer.
Electrical resistive heating.
Physical principle of arc creation.
Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) - DC and AC arc characteristics, circle diagram, asymmetry, operating characteristics.
Arc stabilization by inductance, resistor. EAC diagnostics and supply circuit.
Optimization of EAF performance. Ladle furnaces (LF).
Plasma electro thermal devices. Plasmatrons.
Induction heating - electrical diagrams of induction devices.
Induction electro heat devices - crucible and channel furnaces.
Induction surface heating, superheating, hardening, brazing and welding, refining remelting.
Asymmetry in induction electro thermal equipment.
Dielectric heating. Heterogeneous dielectrics. Supplies for induction and dielectric heating.
Microwave heating, magnetron. Electron heating, electron gun.
Laser. Physical principles, types of lasers.
Infrared heating.

Exercise:
Introduction to the requirements for passing the exercise. Safety instructions. Guidelines for projects and reports preparation.
Heat transfer.
Indirect resistance heating - furnace control, comparison of energy consumption for heating the charge by theoretical calculation and measurement on a laboratory furnace.
Indirect resistance heating - calculation of heating time of the charge. Direct resistance heating.
Calculation of the supply circuit of EAF. Choke. EAF control.
EAF - working with a circle diagram, operating characteristics.
EAF control systems.
Induction crucible furnace design.
Project assignments.
Induction channel furnaces. Dielectric heating.
Symmetrisation.
Credit test.

Laboratories:
Direct resistance heating.
Symmetrisation of single-phase loads.

Projects:
Calculation of the supply circuit of EAF.
Optimization of indirect resistance heating.
Optimization of induction heating.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en.

Literature

Metaxas, A. C. Foundations of electroheat: a unified approach. Chichester: Wiley, 1996. ISBN 9780471956440 
Hradílek, Z. Teoretical aspects of alternative proposals of electric heating. Ostrava: Sborník vědeckých prací VŠB TUO 1999
Hradílek, Z. Alternative proposal of electric heating in closed spaces. Lisabon: U.I.E. Congress Lisabon Portugal 2000
Hradílek, Z. at. all Cooperation on Engineering Education Computer Aided Disign and Work Simulation of Electric Furnaces and Heaters. Ostrava: Proceedings of International Conference ICEE 1999, Ostrava

Advised literature

Hradílek, Z. Teoretical aspects of alternative proposals of electric heating. Ostrava: Sborník vědeckých prací VŠB TUO 1999
Hradílek, Z. Alternative proposal of electric heating in closed spaces. Lisabon: U.I.E. Congress Lisabon Portugal 2000
Hradílek, Z. at. all Cooperation on Engineering Education Computer Aided Disign and Work Simulation of Electric Furnaces and Heaters. Ostrava: Proceedings of International Conference ICEE 1999, Ostrava