induction heater levitation melting copper

This is a 3kw induction heater levitating and heating and melting copper. You can read about the induction heater at http://www.mindchallenger.com/inductionheater

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Induction
• heater
• levitation
• levitating
• heating
• molten
• aluminum
• melting
• DIY

[imsmoother]

I wrote an iPhone app, Thermal Light, that lets you measure the metal's temperature from 1000F-2700F!

[massivemak]

1:07 epic.

[moniker127]

@1stPal

This property of magnetic opposition is used to construct induction heaters, and many other electronic components. When a magnetic field that switches between positive and negative very quickly is put into a chunk of diamagnetic metal, the electrons in the diamagnetic metal must move back and forth so quickly that they heat up from the friction and cause the metal chunk to melt. Basically, the magnetic field is picking the metal up and shaking it, atom by atom, very very quickly.

[moniker127]

@1stPal

Its known commonly that iron, nickel, and cobalt are magnetic, but it isn't known commonly that these are just the only FERROmagnetic metals. All metals have some magnetic properties. Copper and aluminum are diamagnetic, meaning that they create a field of their own when exposed to a field. Try dropping a small magnet down a copper pipe. This will demonstrate its diamagnetism, as the magnet takes longer to fall than you would suspect, due to the opposing force created by the pipe.

[1stPal]

I thought that induction heating woks only on magnetic element ( iron , cobalt, nickle) , how does induction heating work on aluminum and copper ??

I will be thankful for your help

[rich1051414]

@fercarcas i think the loop is only to allow the copper tubing to run back in the opposite direction, enabling the two opposite magnetic fields that produces induction.

[fercarcas]

hello, nice video. One question, why is necessary the single loop in copper pipe? Is there any electromagnetic property associated with?

[humanitarianguyana]

@TJDeadkid finding from several people that do this, you can find between 15% to 30% of copper cents just in circulated coin. Some people order the coin in $25.00 boxes of 50 rolls from their local bank/credit union. I order $4,000.00 pallets of $50 bags (80 Bags) and go through those. I average around 22% from what I sort through.

[TJDeadkid]

@humanitarianguyana where did you get them all from lool

[humanitarianguyana]

@TJDeadkid its shweet, I know.