DeltaFwulf / OctoForge

Power-efficient, 1100°C Capable Electric Furnace with Bespoke PID Controller
MIT License
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perform thermal analysis of walls and heating element #2

Closed DeltaFwulf closed 1 year ago

DeltaFwulf commented 1 year ago

calculate wire temperatures and chamber wall power losses at design temperatures

Outputs:

heating element dT at design temperature graphs of results

  • wall thickness vs power
  • wire area vs dT
  • furnace power loss vs chamber temperature
  • wire [area, power, temperature] assuming a cold chamber (STP) to calculate max wire power
Stellaramie commented 1 year ago

--- Conservative estimate --- Chamber dimensions: 76mm of brick, 200mm of rock wool Required power: 112W @ 1100C