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  • FIG. 1 A first figure.
  • This invention relates to a method for controlling heat generation locally in a heat-generating pipe. More particularly this invention relates to a method for controlling heat generation locally according to the demand of a to-be-heated body, in a heat-generating pipe which utilizes skin-effect current and comprises as a heat-generating body, of a ferromagnetic pipe to which electricity is supplied from one source.
  • the heat-generating pipes utilizing skin-effect current in which the method of the present invention is applied are those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,293,407 or U.S. Pat. No. 3,515,837.
  • FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the constructions and wirings of two heat-generating pipes based upon different principles
  • FIG. 3 is one embodiment of the present invention hereinafter fully explained.
  • FIG. I shows the construction and wiring of the heatgenerating pipe disclosed in the above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,293,407.
  • l is a ferromagnetic pipe
  • 2 is an insulated conductor line which enters the ferromagnetic pipe from one end 3 and is connected to the other end 4 after passed therethrough
  • 5 is a conductor line connected to the above-mentioned one end 3 of the ferromagnetic pipe.
  • the other ends of the above-mentioned conductor lines 2 and 5 are connected to two terminals of an AC source 6.
  • FIG. 2 shows a construction of another heat-generating pipe disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,515,837.
  • l and l' are two ferromagnetic pipes.
  • An insulated conductor line 2 is passed through the pipes 1 and l successively as shown in FIG. 2 and both ends of it are connected to different terminals of an AC source 6.
  • the left ends 3 and 3' of the ferromagnetic pipes l and l and the right ends 4 and 4 of the same pipes l and l are connected, respectively, with conductor lines 7 and 7' (e.g., electric wire).
  • conductor lines 7 and 7' e.g., electric wire
  • V P/l -f wherein p is the resistivity of ferromagnetic material constructing the pipe ((1 cm.), 1. is the permeability of the same material and f is the frequency of AC (Hz.
  • a depth s of a surface skin in the equation I is to be illustrated by a concrete example, it is only 0.] cm. in the case where a commercial steel pipe is used as a ferromagnetic pipe and the frequency of a current supplied to a heat-generating pipe is 50 or 60 Hz. Accordingly, a steel pipe having a thickness of more than 0.2 cm. can be used as the ferromagnetic pipe of a heat-generating pipe of this kind and there is no need of special precaution to the material of heat-generating pipes and current to be supplied.
  • heat-generating pipes having constructions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are those applied to single-phase circuits, the application of these heat-generating pipes to threephase circuits will be easy for a person having an ordinary skill in the art.
  • the heat generated in the insulated conductor line is con ducted mainly by a medium between the conductor line and the ferromagnetic pipe.
  • a medium is usually air but a better heat conductor such as water, oils and other liquid madium may be used.
  • the use of such a liquid medium renders the allowable current of the conductor line about three times as large as that of gaseous medium, e.g., air. Thence the use of liquid medium is economical particularly in case of high-capacity heat-generating pipe.
  • Such an object can be attained by the method of the present invention which is characterized by changing one or more factors of those consisting of the cross-sectional area of the conductor line, the resistivity of the same, the resistivity of ferromagnetic pipe, the permeability of the same and inside diameter of the same to locally control heat quantity generated in a heat-generating pipe utilizing skin-effect current and consisting of a ferromagnetic pipe and an insulated conductor line installed therethrough wherein an AC flows through concentratedly only in the inner skin region thereof, and the strength and frequency of electric current flowing through the insulated conductor line and the heat-generating pipe are constant.
  • current i and frequency f of AC are constant in each part of the heat-generating pipe and cannot be changed, but l resistivity p and (2) permeability p.
  • a ferromagnetic pipe can be changed by changing the material of the ferromagnetic pipe, (3) diameter of a ferromagnetic pipe can be selected arbitrarily even when the pipe is of the same material and (4) resistivity (R of an insulated conductor line can be varied by arbitrarily selecting a material and/or diameter of the conductor line.
  • resistivity R of an insulated conductor line can be varied by arbitrarily selecting a material and/or diameter of the conductor line.
  • FIG. 3 is a fluid-transporting pipe one portion of which is installed above the ground and another portion of which is installed underground. 10 shows soil and sand.
  • the portion installed in .the underground requires a lesser amount of heat compared with the portion exposed to the air in order to maintain the temperature.
  • it is possible to minimize the change of the fluid temperature in a transportation pipe even with a constant supply of heat per unit length by using, as a relatively good lagging layer ll for the underground portion, and an insulating material of either reduced efficiency or reduced thickness for the portion above the ground.
  • l and l are ferromagnetic pipes installed in a transportation pipe 9. At a junction point 12, they are connected by welding.
  • 2 and 2' are conductor lines passing through the ferromagnetic pipes l, l.
  • the one end of the conductor line 2 is connected to one terminal of AC source 6 as indicated by a broken line, and the other end of which is connected to a conductor line 2' through the junction point 13, and the conductor line 2' is connected to one end of ferromagnetic pipe 4 after passing through the ferromagnetic pipe 1'.
  • one end 3 of the ferromagnetic pipe 1 is connected to the other terminal of AC source 6 by a conductor line 5 as indicated by a broken line and thus a heatgenerating pipe is constructed.
  • connection box 14 is a connection. box attached to the heat-generating pipe. lf kinds of insulated conductor lines are changed in one heat-generating pipe as in this example or if a heat-generating pipe is long or has many bends, the connection box is convenient for the construction and management of the heat-generating pipe.
  • a material having a greater resistivity and/or permeability than that for the pipe 1' lying in the underground may be used for a ferromagnetic pipe I of a heatgenerating pipe lying above the ground, or if the same material is used, the diameter of the pipe 1' may be reduced, or the material or cross-sectional area of each insulated conductor line is selected in such a way that the resistance of the line 2 is greater than that of the line 2'.
  • the foregoing description is almost exclusively directed to the case of application in pipe lines but the method of the present invention can be also applied widely and effectively to the heating for temperature maintenance, prevention of freezing or melting of snow for walls of constructions, floors, rooves, road surfaces runways for aircraft, surface grounds of rail ways or tracks, bridges and power transmission lines, and to the heating or temperature maintenance of tanks wherein temperature reduction is undesirable.
  • said ferromagnetic pipe being composed of at least two segments of differing heat-generating capacity
  • At least one of the segments of said ferromagnetic pipe being constructed so that it has at least one of the aforesaid heat-generating factors which is different from the corresponding heat-generating factor of another segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
  • heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the permeability of the ferromagnetic pipe differs from that of at least one other segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.

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In a heat-generating pipe comprising a ferromagnetic pipe and an insulated conductor line installed therethrough wherein an AC flows through concentratedly in the inner skin region thereof due to the skin effect of AC heat quantity generated in the heat generating pipe is locally controlled by changing one or more factors of those consisting of cross-sectional area of the conductor line, resistivity of the same, inside diameter of the ferromagnetic pipe, resistivity of the same and permeability of the same.

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United States Patent 1111 3,62
72] Inventor Masao Ando [56) References Cited YoItohIm Jilnn UNITED STATES PATENTS 1211 p 3 1 3 969 1,722,797 7/1929 Jessup 219/300 ux 1 1 1 2,561,249 7/1951 T0mlinson.. 219/300 ux [45] Patented Dec. 21,1971
, 3,293,407 12/1966 Ando 219/301 [73] Asslgnee Chino Corporation 0, FOREIGN PATENTS [32] p i i 0, 29, 1968 1,039,832 8/1966 Great Britain 219/300 1 Primary Examiner-R. F. Staubly 1 43/78735 Attorney-Fred c. Philpitt ALLY [54] CONTROLLING HEAT GENERATlON LOC ABSTRACT: In a heat-generating pipe comprising a fer- IN A HEAT-GENERATING PIPE UTILIZING SK d l d d CURRENT romagnetlc pipe an an insu ate con uctor hne mstalled EFFECT D therethrough wherem an AC flows through concentratediy 1n 6 Chums 3 the inner skin region thereof due to the skin effect of AC heat [52] US. Cl 219/300, quantity generated in the heat generating pipe is low), com 219/307, 338/217 trolled by changing one or more factors of those consisting of [51] InLCI "051) 3/00 cross sectional area of the Conductor line resistivity of the [50] Field of Search 219/300, same inside diameter of the ferromagnetic pipe resistivity of 1"7 I 1 O 1 1 I 1 5 i p the same and permeability of the same.
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CONTROLLING IIEAT GENERATION LOCALLY IN A HEAT-GENERATING PIPE UTILIZING SKIN-EFFECT CURRENT DESCRIPTION This invention relates to a method for controlling heat generation locally in a heat-generating pipe. More particularly this invention relates to a method for controlling heat generation locally according to the demand of a to-be-heated body, in a heat-generating pipe which utilizes skin-effect current and comprises as a heat-generating body, of a ferromagnetic pipe to which electricity is supplied from one source.
The heat-generating pipes utilizing skin-effect current in which the method of the present invention is applied are those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,293,407 or U.S. Pat. No. 3,515,837.
The principle of heat-generating pipe utilizing skin-effect current will be more fully described with reference to the attached drawing:
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the constructions and wirings of two heat-generating pipes based upon different principles; and
FIG. 3 is one embodiment of the present invention hereinafter fully explained.
FIG. I shows the construction and wiring of the heatgenerating pipe disclosed in the above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,293,407. In this figure, l is a ferromagnetic pipe, 2 is an insulated conductor line which enters the ferromagnetic pipe from one end 3 and is connected to the other end 4 after passed therethrough, 5 is a conductor line connected to the above-mentioned one end 3 of the ferromagnetic pipe. The other ends of the above-mentioned conductor lines 2 and 5 are connected to two terminals of an AC source 6. When an AC of a suitable frequency is passed through the circuit thus formed, the AC flowing through the pipe 1 is concentrated in a limited inside surface region (skin region) of the pipe 1 due to skin effect, generating a joules heat corresponding to the electric resistance of the above-mentioned skin region and substantially no electric potential appears on the outside surface of the pipes 1.
FIG. 2 shows a construction of another heat-generating pipe disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,515,837. In this Figure, l and l' are two ferromagnetic pipes. An insulated conductor line 2 is passed through the pipes 1 and l successively as shown in FIG. 2 and both ends of it are connected to different terminals of an AC source 6. The left ends 3 and 3' of the ferromagnetic pipes l and l and the right ends 4 and 4 of the same pipes l and l are connected, respectively, with conductor lines 7 and 7' (e.g., electric wire). When an AC of a suitable frequency is passed through the conductor 2, an AC is induced in the ferromagnetic pipes l and l, and flows through the circuit formed by the ferromagnetic pipes l and 1' and the conductor lines 7 and 7 When the impedances of the conductor lines 7 and 7' are arranged to be substantially zero (which can be realized by shortening the conductor lines 7 and 7 by placing the ends of the pipes 3, 3 and 4, 4' respectively as close as possible, and using the conductor lines 7 and 7 of which the electric resistance is as low as possible), the current flowing through these pipes is concentrated in a limited inside surface region (skin region) of the pipes l and 1' due to skin effect, generating a joules heat corresponding to the electric resistance of the said skin region, and substantially no electric potential appears on the outside surface of the ferromagnetic pipes l and l.
In the above-mentioned two types of heat-generating pipe, the depth or thickness S of the inside surface region of the ferromagnetic pipe in which the AC flows, is expressed by following equation:
V P/l -f wherein p is the resistivity of ferromagnetic material constructing the pipe ((1 cm.), 1. is the permeability of the same material and f is the frequency of AC (Hz.
If there are relations expressed by formulas l d among the thickness t (cm.) of the ferromagnetic pipe used, the inside diameter d (cm.) of the pipe, the length I (cm.) of the pipe and the depth or thickness s mentioned above, substantially no electric potential appears on the outside surface of the ferromagnetic pipes. Even if two arbitrary points of the surface of these ferromagnetic pipes are connected by a conductor line 8 as in FIGS. l and 2, no current flows in this conductor. Further a substance can be directly contacted with the surface of such ferromagnetic pipes, without any leakage of current from the ferromagnetic pipes. Accordingly, when the heat-generating pipe of this kind is used to heat a substance, it is possible to contact the substance.
If a depth s of a surface skin in the equation I is to be illustrated by a concrete example, it is only 0.] cm. in the case where a commercial steel pipe is used as a ferromagnetic pipe and the frequency of a current supplied to a heat-generating pipe is 50 or 60 Hz. Accordingly, a steel pipe having a thickness of more than 0.2 cm. can be used as the ferromagnetic pipe of a heat-generating pipe of this kind and there is no need of special precaution to the material of heat-generating pipes and current to be supplied.
Although the heat-generating pipes having constructions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are those applied to single-phase circuits, the application of these heat-generating pipes to threephase circuits will be easy for a person having an ordinary skill in the art.
The amount of heat generated (W watt) per cm. of the above-mentioned heat-generating pipe can be calculated as follows: A. The amount of heat generated in the ferromagnetic pipe (W watt); The resistance R, (ohm/cm.) of a ferromagnetic pipe will be approximately expressed from the equation I by the equation of If the amount of current flowing is i ampere, the amount of heat will be expressed by the equation of W,=i R1%i ;J/5,03O1rd (4) B. The amount of heat generated iri the Filafed conductor line W watt); if the resistance per cm. of a conductor line is R (ohm/cm), the amount of heat will be expressed by W FR, (5) The heat generated in the insulated conductor line is con ducted mainly by a medium between the conductor line and the ferromagnetic pipe. Such a medium is usually air but a better heat conductor such as water, oils and other liquid madium may be used. The use of such a liquid medium renders the allowable current of the conductor line about three times as large as that of gaseous medium, e.g., air. Thence the use of liquid medium is economical particularly in case of high-capacity heat-generating pipe.
Thus the amount of heat generated per cm. of this kind of heat-generating pipe (W watt) is the sum of the amounts of heat generation expressed by the above-mentioned equations 4 and 5.
r z (6) and approximately Imp f-5,03o1rd The above-mentioned heat-generating pipe utilizing skin effect current can be made to extend as long as several kilometers by supplying electricity from only one point if the electric potential of an electricity source which supplies electricity to it is elevated. This is one of the notable advantages of the heatgenerating pipe of this kind. When one heat-generating pipe of such a long length is installed with bends in order to use it in the heating of surfaces of constructions such as floors of buildings, wall surfaces or road surfaces, it is possible to some extent to change locally the amount of heat to be supplied to a to-be-heated surface by adjusting the density of heat-generating pipes installed per unit area of to-be-heated surface. On the contrary, it is impossible to adjust locally the amount of heat to be supplied, as it is, in the temperature maintenance and heating of such a linear construction as a pipeline.
In general, when a long pipeline is installed, the environment around the installed pipelines is not uniform. There will be changes in whether sunshine is large or small, whether the pipeline is above or under the ground or whether it is in water or not and heat loss from the pipeline varies depending upon each environment. Further there may be a case where a part of the transporting material is separated into a different streamline or a different streamline is introduced in the course of a pipeline, causing a local change of the amount of flow and hence a local change in the amount of heat to be supplied. When a pipeline is designed based upon the maximum amount of heat to be supplied, the amount of heat generation in a part where lesser amount of heat is required becomes excessive, which is not desirable because the transported fluid is overheated. It is possible to avoid such excessive heat generation by dividing a heat-generating pipe into various sections and supplying respectively, electric potentials suitable to each section. However, such a method is not preferable because it makes the unified control of a heat-generating pipe impossible and diminishes the above-mentioned notable advantage of the heat-generating pipe of this kind.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for solving the problem relating to the drawback of the heat-generating pipe of this kind.
Such an object can be attained by the method of the present invention which is characterized by changing one or more factors of those consisting of the cross-sectional area of the conductor line, the resistivity of the same, the resistivity of ferromagnetic pipe, the permeability of the same and inside diameter of the same to locally control heat quantity generated in a heat-generating pipe utilizing skin-effect current and consisting of a ferromagnetic pipe and an insulated conductor line installed therethrough wherein an AC flows through concentratedly only in the inner skin region thereof, and the strength and frequency of electric current flowing through the insulated conductor line and the heat-generating pipe are constant.
As expressed approximately in the above-mentioned equation 6, the amount of heat generation per unit length of this kind of heat-generating pipe is the sum of the heat generated in the inside skin region of the ferromagnetic pipe,W,: 'i M 50301rd and that generated in the insulated conductor line, W,=i R,. Among the factors having influence on the abovementioned heat generation, current i and frequency f of AC are constant in each part of the heat-generating pipe and cannot be changed, but l resistivity p and (2) permeability p. of a ferromagnetic pipe can be changed by changing the material of the ferromagnetic pipe, (3) diameter of a ferromagnetic pipe can be selected arbitrarily even when the pipe is of the same material and (4) resistivity (R of an insulated conductor line can be varied by arbitrarily selecting a material and/or diameter of the conductor line. In general it is convenient to construct a heat-generating pipe utilizing skin-effect current and having a wide range of variation of heat-generating amount per unit length using a steel pipe and a copper wire most easily available in the market and changing the inside diameter of the steel pipe and/or the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor line.
One embodiment of the present invention can be explained by referring to FIG. 3. In this drawing, 9 is a fluid-transporting pipe one portion of which is installed above the ground and another portion of which is installed underground. 10 shows soil and sand. The portion installed in .the underground requires a lesser amount of heat compared with the portion exposed to the air in order to maintain the temperature. In some cases, it is possible to minimize the change of the fluid temperature in a transportation pipe even with a constant supply of heat per unit length by using, as a relatively good lagging layer ll for the underground portion, and an insulating material of either reduced efficiency or reduced thickness for the portion above the ground. However, it is desirable in general to minimize the regulation of the fluid temperature by minimizing the heat loss as low as possible. Particularly, in a long distance pipeline, the latter is economical and reasonable.
In FIG. 3, l and l are ferromagnetic pipes installed in a transportation pipe 9. At a junction point 12, they are connected by welding. 2 and 2' are conductor lines passing through the ferromagnetic pipes l, l. The one end of the conductor line 2 is connected to one terminal of AC source 6 as indicated by a broken line, and the other end of which is connected to a conductor line 2' through the junction point 13, and the conductor line 2' is connected to one end of ferromagnetic pipe 4 after passing through the ferromagnetic pipe 1'. On the other hand, one end 3 of the ferromagnetic pipe 1 is connected to the other terminal of AC source 6 by a conductor line 5 as indicated by a broken line and thus a heatgenerating pipe is constructed. 14 is a connection. box attached to the heat-generating pipe. lf kinds of insulated conductor lines are changed in one heat-generating pipe as in this example or if a heat-generating pipe is long or has many bends, the connection box is convenient for the construction and management of the heat-generating pipe.
ln applying the method of the present invention to the case illustrated in FIG. 3, a material having a greater resistivity and/or permeability than that for the pipe 1' lying in the underground may be used for a ferromagnetic pipe I of a heatgenerating pipe lying above the ground, or if the same material is used, the diameter of the pipe 1' may be reduced, or the material or cross-sectional area of each insulated conductor line is selected in such a way that the resistance of the line 2 is greater than that of the line 2'.
Since the heat quantity W,, Le, iR generated in the insulated conductor line is exceedingly small compared with the heat quantity W, generated in the ferromagnetic pipe, among the total heat quantity W of this kind of heat-generating pipe which can be expressed by a formula 6 or 7, it is not so effective to make changes in the insulated conductor line in order to change the heat generation of the heat-generating pipe.
Commercial steel pipes are useful for the ferromagnetic pipes of the heat-generating pipe of this kind, because it is inexpensive and available from market in various sizes. Accordingly, it is most convenient and effective to use steel pipes in the practice of the present invention and change locally their inside diameter according to the demand of local control of heat generation. For example, in FIG. 3, such an arrangement will be sufficient that a steel pipe 1 having a relatively small inside diameter is used in order to increase heat generation based upon the equation 4 in the heating of the portion lying above the ground where the heat loss is relatively large and a steel pipe 1 having a greater inside diameter than that of l is used as a heating pipe for the portion lying underground. The selection of the diameter of ferromagnetic pipe can be made easily by the calculation based upon a required temperature and heat loss using an equation 3.
The foregoing description is oflered to illustrate a preferable embodiment of the present invention and not to limit the material of ferromagnetic pipe constituting a heat-generating pipe only to a steel pipe in the method of the present invention.
Further, the foregoing description is almost exclusively directed to the case of application in pipe lines but the method of the present invention can be also applied widely and effectively to the heating for temperature maintenance, prevention of freezing or melting of snow for walls of constructions, floors, rooves, road surfaces runways for aircraft, surface grounds of rail ways or tracks, bridges and power transmission lines, and to the heating or temperature maintenance of tanks wherein temperature reduction is undesirable.
What is claimed is:
l. in the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises:
a. said ferromagnetic pipe being composed of at least two segments of differing heat-generating capacity,
b. the heat-generating ability of each of said segments of pipe being governed by primary heat-generating factors which include 1. the cross-sectional area of the conductor line,
2. the resistivity of the conductor line,
3. the resistivity of the ferromagnetic pipe,
4. the permeability of the ferromagnetic pipe, and 5. the inside diameter of the ferromagnetic pipe,
c. at least one of the segments of said ferromagnetic pipe being constructed so that it has at least one of the aforesaid heat-generating factors which is different from the corresponding heat-generating factor of another segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
2. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the cross-sectional area of the conductor line passing therethrough differs from that of at least one other segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
3. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length offerromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the resistivity of the conductor line passing therethrough differs from that of at least one other segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
4. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pip'e, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the resistivity of the ferromagnetic pipe difiers from that of at least one other segment of ferromagnetic pipe.
5. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the permeability of the ferromagnetic pipe differs from that of at least one other segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
6. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the i nner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the inside diameter of the ferromagnetic pipe differs from that of at least one other segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
Disclaimer 3,629,551.Mas0a Ando, Yokohamashi, Japan. CONTROLLING HEAT GENERATION LOCALLY IN A HEAT-GENERATING PIPE UTILIZING SKIN-EFFECT CURRENT. Patent dated Dec. 21, 1971. Disclaimer filed June 22, 1971, by the assignee, Chz'sso Gowpomtz'on.
Hereby disclaims the portion of the term of the patent subsequent to Dec. 20, 1983.
[Oyficial Gazette September 12, 1972] Disclaimer 3,629,55L-Masoa Ando, Yokohamashi, Japan. CONTROLLING HEAT GENERATION LOCALLY IN A HEAT-GENERATING PIPE UTILIZING SKIN-EFFECT CURRENT. Patent dated Dec. 21, 1971. Disclaimer filed June 22, 1971, by the assignee, O/zz'sso Corporation.
Hereby disclaims the portion of the term of the patent subsequent to Dec. 20, 1983.
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1. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises: a. said ferromagnetic pipe being composed of at least two segments of differing heat-generating capacity, b. the heat-generating ability of each of said segments of pipe being governed by primary heat-generating factors which include 1. the cross-sectional area of the conductor line, 2. the resistivity of the conductor line, 3. the resistivity of the ferromagnetic pipe, 4. the permeability of the ferromagnetic pipe, and 5. the inside diameter of the ferromagnetic pipe, c. at least one of the segments of said ferromagnetic pipe being constructed so that it has at least one of the aforesaid heatgenerating factors which is different from the corresponding heat-generating factor of another segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
2. the resistivity of the conductor line,
2. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the cross-sectional area of the conductor line passing therethrough differs from that of at least one other segmenT of the ferromagnetic pipe.
3. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the resistivity of the conductor line passing therethrough differs from that of at least one other segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
3. the resistivity of the ferromagnetic pipe,
4. the permeability of the ferromagnetic pipe, and
4. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the resistivity of the ferromagnetic pipe differs from that of at least one other segment of ferromagnetic pipe.
5. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the permeability of the ferromagnetic pipe differs from that of at least one other segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
5. the inside diameter of the ferromagnetic pipe, c. at least one of the segments of said ferromagnetic pipe being constructed so that it has at least one of the aforesaid heat-generating factors which is different from the corresponding heat-generating factor of another segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
6. In the known type of heat-generating apparatus comprising a length of ferromagnetic pipe, a first length of an electrical conductor line disposed within said ferromagnetic pipe but insulated therefrom, and electrical and power connections such that upon the passage of alternating voltage through said first length of electrical conductor line there is a concentrated flow of current along the inner skin of the ferromagnetic pipe to thereby generate heat in said ferromagnetic pipe, the improvement which comprises said ferromagnetic pipe having at least one segment wherein the inside diameter of the ferromagnetic pipe differs from that of at least one other segment of the ferromagnetic pipe.
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