Heat Transfer Experiments and Process Development Measurements in the Production of Aerospace Wire

Measurement methods to obtain process models from the ovens to a specific type of aerospace wire are described to model the manufacturing process of the wire. Study and measurement of the heat transfer of the system enables observation and insight into the temperature changes of the wire as it goes through a set of temperature controlled ovens. Different measurement techniques are used to obtain temperature data in order to model the heat transfer for the production of the wire. The measurement techniques include oven mapping, cooling curves, and dimension analysis. This data is used to for model procedures to create a relationship between oven temperature and wire processing temperature.Copyright © 2008 by ASME