摘要:
An induction heater for heating a material is described which has an alternating current carrying conductor 30 extending along an axis of rotation. Mounted about the axis are containers 32 which rotate about the axis and hold the material to be heated. A core 34 is provided encircling the alternating current carrying conductor 30. The core 34 guides the magnetic flux resulting from an alternating current flowing in the conductor 30 to induce a current in the inner sleeve 38 between the conductor 30 and core 34. Current flowing in the inner sleeve 38 is conducted to end plates 40 and 42 and through the containers 32. The containers 32 are heated by the electrical current induced by the magnetic flux in the core 34.
摘要:
A hot loop water supply apparatus comprises a heating vessel (1), an electric heater (5) to heat the water in the heating vessel, a hot water outlet (6) from near the top of the vessel, a hot water return inlet (7) to return hot water to near the bottom of the heating vessel, a hot water loop (9) interconnecting the hot water outlet and the hot water return inlet and arranged to feed hot water to single lever mixer taps (8) provided around the loop and recirculate hot water from the hot water outlet to the hot water return inlet, a thermostat (11) in the heating vessel controlling the electric heater and set at a predetermined temperature to maintain the water in the heating vessel and the hot water loop at a pasteurisation temperature, which is preferably above the maximum viable temperature of legionella bacteria.
摘要:
An apparatus and a method for locating underground power cable faults using a plurality of solid state gas sensors are provided. The gas sensors are exposed to sample air drawn through a hollow probe and into a sensing chamber. Electronic circuitry is connected to the gas sensors to produce signals which are then analysed to identify the presence of gases characteristic of underground power cable faults.
摘要:
An apparatus and a method for locating underground power cable faults using a plurality of solid state gas sensors are provided. The gas sensors are exposed to sample air drawn through a hollow probe and into a sensing chamber. Electronic circuitry is connected to the gas sensors to produce signals which are then analysed to identify the presence of gases characteristic of underground power cable faults.
摘要:
There is described a method of manufacturing cask staves comprising the steps of providing a stave blank of required shape and size, and volumetrically heating said stave blank such that chemical changes brought about by the heating are uniform throughout the stave blank. There is also described an apparatus for the manufacture of cask staves comprising volumetric heating means for uniformly heating a stave blank of the required shape and size such that uniform chemical changes take place throughout said stave blank.
摘要:
An induction heater is provided which has an electrical conductor (40) extending along an axis B. At least one solid heating element (43) for contacting and transferring heat to a material to be heated extends radially from the axis B and is formed of electrically conductive and preferably ferromagnetic material. An alternating electric current is supplied to the electrical conductor (40) to induce an electric current in a closed loop defined by a surface layer of the or each heating element (43) to generate heat therein. Induced eddy currents are confined to a surface layer due to the skin effect. The radial and axial thickness of the heating elements (43) is greater than twice the skin depth of the electrically conductive material at the frequency of the alternating electric current. Preferably the heating element (43) is in the form of a screw arranged on an electrically conductive heating member (42).
摘要:
There is described a method of manufacturing cask staves comprising the steps of providing a stave blank of required shape and size, and volumetrically heating said stave blank such that chemical changes brought about by the heating are uniform throughout the stave blank. There is also described an apparatus for the manufacture of cask staves comprising volumetric heating means for uniformly heating a stave blank of the required shape and size such that uniform chemical changes take place throughout said stave blank.