Controlled Electric Induction Heating of an Electrically Conductive Workpiece in a Solenoidal Coil with Flux Compensators

摘要

Apparatus and method are provided for inductively heating workpieces with varying characteristics in the same induction coil while selectively controlling the induced heat temperature distribution profile of each workpiece with one or more flux compensators inserted into the induction coil along with the workpiece to be inductively heated.