3D modeling of induction hardening of gear wheels

Induction hardening of gear wheels is modeled. The model consists of two nonlinear partial differential equations describing the distributions of magnetic and temperature fields in the system. All material parameters are supposed to be functions of temperature. The model is then solved numerically in the 3D hard-coupled formulation using the professional code FLUX3D supplemented with a number of own scripts and procedures. The methodology is illustrated with a typical example whose results are discussed. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.