On the Designing, Efficiency, and Stirring Force of an Induction Coil for the Processing of Prototype Al Based Nanocomposites

Table 2

Results of the design analyses.

Geometrical analysis
Height of molten metal ()	5.5 cm
Diameter of molten metal ()	3.0 cm
Volume of the molten melt ()	38.9 cm³
Internal diameter of the induction coil ()	4.5 cm
Height of the inductor coil ()	6.0 cm
Thermal analysis
Energy to melt aluminum ()	69850 J
Energy to superheat molten aluminum ()	32042 J
Energy to melt slag ()	144 J
Total heat energy required ()	102036 J
Electromagnetic analysis
Maximum magnetic flux density ()	0.00409 T
Current density through the coil ()	5.67 A⋅mm^−2
Number of turns of the coil ()	4.47 turns