One of our recent applications for induction heating
is heat treatment of the turbine or generator rotors either
for stress relieving after they have been weld repaired or
to improve mechanical properties like hardness, softness,
machinability etc. During this heat treatment the rotors must
continuously be rotated to avoid the possibility of any bending.
The non-contact characteristic of our system makes it ideal
for the purpose. We connect up to 30 thermocouples to a single
rotor during the process of heat treatment. These thermocouples
are then wired to a wireless transmitter strapped on the rotor
which in turn sends the signals to the remote temperature
data acquisition system and the real time temperatures are
displayed on a laptop computer. This ensures that the correct
temperature profile is maintained.
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