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Shrink Fittting Part Removal application with Induction Heating

Shrink Fittting Part Removal application with Induction Heating Objective This is a Shrinkfit Part Removal application. The customer’s current process uses a press to push the inserted part out. However, this requires significant force and time. By applying heat, the housing can expand just enough to allow for the easy removal of the inserted part … Read more

Induction Shrink Fitting For Inserts

Induction Shrink Fitting For Inserts with IGBT Shrink fitting Heater

Objective: To heat an aluminum fuel pump housing measuring 8″ x 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ to 3750F, allowing steel parts to be inserted. Presently the housings are heated for over one hour in a convection oven. The areas that are to have steel parts inserted measure 1.5″ and 0.6875″ in diameter. In addition, the insertion process lasts for a little over one minute, so 3750F should be maintained for a
period of time to complete the process.
Material: Aluminum Pump Housing measuring 8″ x 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
Steel insertion parts.
Temperature: 3750F
Application: By using the DW-HF- 25, 25 kW output solid state induction power supply the following results were achieved.
– 3750F was reached in one (1) minute to allow for insertion.
– 20 housings were successfully heated using a five (5) turn right angle pancake coil.
Equipment: Ameritherm SP 25, 25 kW output solid state induction power supply including one (1) remote heat station containing four (4) capacitors totalling 1.0 μF, and a five (5) turn right angle pancake coil made from 3/16″ copper tube.
Frequency: 80 kHz

Induction Shrink Fitting Steel Tube

Induction Shrink Fitting Steel Tube With IGBT Heating Units

Objective Heating a steel tube to 500-1000°F for a shrink-fitting application. Determine expansion (growth) of ID at varying temperatures.
Material Steel tubes 7” OD x 4.75” ID x 5” heat zone
Type ‘K’ thermocouple to measure temperature
Thermal blanket
Temperature 500, 800, 1000 °F (260, 427, 538° C)
Frequency 66 kHz
Equipment DW-HF-7.5, 7.5 kW, 150-400 kHz induction power supply, equipped with a remote heat station containing two 1.5 μF capacitors (for a total of 0.75 μF)
A multi-turn, special series-parallel induction heating coil designed and developed specifically for this application.
Process Initial tests were completed on a sample without a thermal blanket. A thermocouple is slipped between the copper ring and the steel tube to measure temperature. The part measured
4.940” (at room temperature with an ID gauge.) The part reaches 1000°F (538°C) in about 10 minutes.
The chart below shows the comparison between theoretical and experimental measured results

Results/Benefits The part measures 4.975” at 1000°F yielding an expansion of 0.035” (4.975 minus 4.94). At 500 and 800°F the expansion numbers were 4.950 and 4.964 respectively. When using a
thermal blanket the heat time is reduced by about 90 seconds (8.5 minutes as opposed to 10 minutes).