Large scale industrial induction heating models require economical and robust computational methods. There is an increasing demand for efficient models for use in optimisation procedures, where a large number of parameter combinations must be solved. The goal of this work is to demonstrate that the multiphysics model of induction heating can efficiently be described by a weak coupling of the eddy current model with heat transfer and material evolution to derive a numerical model that is both robust and scalable. The solution of the electromagnetic problem is accelerated by using an auxiliary multigrid method. It will be demonstrated that the numerical convergence is mostly unaffected by discontinuities of the magnetic permeability, which can, for instance, be found at material boundary interfaces. A crankshaft will be used as an example for the broad class of problems that can be described by this induction heating model. Keywords: induction heat treatment; auxiliary space preconditioning; algebraic multigrid; edge finite elements.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Klonk, S. and Bay, F. (2016) 'Numerical analysis of computational models for induction heat treatment of complex geometrical parts', Int.
A numerical model for a multiphysics problem is presented. It includes the movement of subdomains, which are embedded in a global air domain. The description of the movement is based on a discrete level set representation of the moving boundaries. It is based on the original geometry of the moving tools, such that the mesh quality is not reduced in subsequent time steps.
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