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Performance of Inductors Attached to a Galvanizing Bath

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By taking a galvanizing bath with inductors from an Iron and Steel Co., Ltd as an example, the distributions of Lorentz force and generated heat in the inductor are simulated. As a result, the zinc flow and the temperature distribution driven by the Lorentz force and the generated heat in the inductor of a galvanizing bath are simulated numerically, and their characteristics are analyzed. The relationship of the surface-weighted average velocity at the outlet and the temperature difference between the inlet and the outlet and the effective power for the inductor is studied. Results show that with an increase in effective power for the inductor, the surface-weighted average velocity at the outlet and the temperature difference between the inlet and the outlet increase gradually. We envisage this work to lay a foundation for the study of the performance of the galvanizing bath in future.

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This research has been partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50908094), the Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No. 20100142120071), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, HUST (Nos. 2012QN022 and 2013NY015).

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  1. Department of Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, P.R. China

    Xinping Zhou (Associate Professor), Shuo Yuan (Postgaduate Student), Chi Liu (Postgaduate Student) & Chaoqun Qian (Postgaduate Student)

  2. Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd, Wuhan, 430074, P.R. China

    Peng Yang (Engineer)

  3. School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, P.R. China

    Bao Song (Associate Professor)

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Zhou, X., Yuan, S., Liu, C. et al. Performance of Inductors Attached to a Galvanizing Bath. Metall Mater Trans B 44, 1580–1585 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-013-9938-1

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