COMSOL Simulation for Design of Induction Heating System in VULCAN Facility

Table 2

Comparison of measured and simulated temperatures.

Current of inductor (A)	Measured (K)	Simulated (K)	Absolute deviation (K)	Relative deviation
40.3	343.9	338.6	−5.3	−1.5%
59.8	402.1	395.5	−6.6	−1.6%
81.1	497.4	475.1	−22.3	−4.5%
99.7	612.7	577.4	−35.3	−5.8%
200.0	1509.8	1431.4	−78.4	−5.2%
251.3^a	2364.1^a	—

^aThe experiment of 300 A was not carried out because the predicted temperature under this condition is close to the melting point of graphite.