Effect of sample radius on stability of electromagnetic levitation melting

Abstract

Based on the power dissipating model of spherical sample in free convection gas medium and the expression of input power, the model of temperature calculation for electromagnetic levitation melting sample was established. Considering the limitation of levitation force and levitation sample temperature, the principle of stability levitation zone computation was determined. A spherical sample (ThDy)Fe₂ under the protection of argon gas was examined, and the effect of radius of levitation sample and perturbation on the stable levitation zone was investigated. The results show that longitudinal perturbation and transverse perturbation can shorten the length of stable levitation zone and the range of levitation sample radius. By increasing the sample radius and weakening the perturbation the electromagnetic levitation melting stability of sample can be improved.

Keywords

electromagnetic levitation melting / stable levitation zone / perturbation / (TbDy)Fe₂ alloy

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