Thermal calculation in design of resistance and induction devices

This bachelor’s thesis focuses on thermal calculation of electric heating device and related theory. Selected topics in electric heating technology are explained, followed by the calculation in design of a crucible furnace and its automation using a computer program. The theoretical part first deals with the heat transfer mechanisms and their mathematical description. Further on, the thesis describes how heat is created in resistance and induction heating devices and mentions applications of these types of heating. The main part of the thesis focuses on the thermal calculation of the resistance crucible furnace for aluminium melting. The calculation relates to a cylinder-shaped model of the furnace with determined structure and deals mostly with heat loss, electric power input, thermal efficiency and design of heating elements. The calculation is achieved only in general and it is subsequently automated in Microsoft Office Excel® application. The computer program, which is also a part of the thesis, allows user to change input parameters and see how it affects results of the calculation. In the last chapter, an example of calculation for specific numeric data is presented. The main goal of the thesis is to automate the calculation. That can save some time while calculating and designing a crucible furnace