Apparatus for eddy current heating a body of graphite
AssigneeLarkden Pty. Limited
InventorRobert Lloyd
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Abstract
A method and apparatus has a body of graphite and a magnetic field source operatively connected with the body of graphite so that a magnetic field of the magnetic field source penetrates at least a portion of a surface of the body of graphite. The portion of the surface is crystalline graphite. At least one of the magnetic field source and the body of graphite is movable relative to the other for movement of the at least one of the magnetic field source and the body of graphite relative to the other to cause the magnetic field in the surface portion of the body of graphite to vary to induce eddy currents in the body of graphite and heat the body of graphite.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising a body of graphite and a magnetic field source operatively connected with said body of graphite so that a magnetic field of said magnetic field source penetrates at least a portion of a surface of said body of graphite, at least said portion of said surface comprising crystalline graphite, and so that at least one of said magnetic field source and said body of graphite is movable relative to the other for movement of said at least one of said magnetic field source and said body of graphite relative to the other to cause said magnetic field in said surface portion of said body of graphite to vary, whereby to induce eddy currents in said body of graphite and heat said body of graphite.
A method for heating a body of graphite comprising:
- providing a body of graphite and a magnetic field source so that a magnetic field of said magnetic field source penetrates at least a portion of a surface of said body of graphite, at least said portion of said surface comprising crystalline graphite;
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- moving at least one of said magnetic field source and said body of graphite relative to the other sufficiently to induce eddy currents in said body of graphite and thereby heat said body of graphite.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.