Induction Heating
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CENOS Induction Heating simulation software.

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CENOS : IH is a simulation software for induction heating. It helps engineers save a significant amount of resources on induction prototyping by replacing physical tests with computer simulations.

In this documentation page we will learn what CENOS : IH simulation software is capable of and how can you benefit from using the software in your product development processes.

Induction Heating
Use Cases

Induction heating of press moulds: case study
Induction heating of steel billets: case study
Induction heating of turbine blade: case study
Ball-bearing induction heating: case study
Induction shaft scanning: case study
Scanning and hardening of a gear: case study
Induction chain hardening: case study
Induction brazing simulation: case study
Induction hardening for electric vehicles: case study
Optimizing induction coil design: case study
Pipe rolling pre-heating for welding
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The release of "IH 4.0" by CENOS will benefit induction heating engineers greatly
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Simulation of cable and wire heating by electromagnetic induction
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Ball-bearing induction heating process modeling with CENOS Induction Heating simulation software
Pipe rolling pre-heating for welding
Optimizing an induction cooker coil efficiency with simulation software
Turbine blade preheating for welding
Simulation of induction heating of steel billets for forging
Scanning hardening of a splined shaft
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Frequent
Questions

CENOS operates on an annual subscription basis, with pricing determined by the features and number of users required. The starting price for an annual subscription is $6,000 USD.

For certain applications, we also provide the option of Project-based subscriptions, which are available for shorter durations of 3 months, catering to specific project needs.

If you’d like a customized quote or further details, feel free to reach out to our sales team.

CENOS primarily provides software that is designed for ease of use, empowering our customers to run their own simulations with confidence. Alongside the software, we offer high-level customer support to ensure a seamless experience.

For customers who require additional assistance, we also offer a Premium Support service. Through this service, our team can collaborate on simulation projects, including running simulations on your behalf to address workload challenges or assist with new designs.

No, the software doesn’t create designs for you. Instead, it acts as a robust simulation platform that helps you test and perfect your own ideas.

This means you can experiment with numerous design variations virtually, ensuring you arrive at the best design without the expense and delays of building physical prototypes.

CENOS simulations are highly accurate, with results closely matching real-world outcomes when the simulation setup mirrors the real-life setup. The precision of your results depends on how well the simulation parameters align with the physical conditions.

All CENOS users, including companies like Volkswagen, John Deere, and ThyssenKrupp, have validated the software’s accuracy through their own tests. You can explore some of these validation studies here.

Have questions?

Don’t hesitate to contact our customer support.

support@cenos-platform.com

Europe
+371 27819253

Americas
+1 (708) 794 4046

Full list of features

Geometry input and processing

  • CAD loading (.step, .iges formats)
  • Templates for commonly used coils and workpieces
  • One-click CAD re-loading preserving the whole case assignments, materials and settings
  • 2D and 3D geometry support
  • Various symmetry boundary conditions (axial symmetry, slice, flux-parallel & flux-normal symmetries, etc)
  • Native geometry loading from open-source CAD editor Salome
  • Parametric geometry modification (powered by the native integration with Salome)
  • Automatic air domain (enclosure) generation
  • Geometry scaling
  • Easy roles assignment to geometry objects (inductor, workpiece, flux concentrator, etc) with associated automatic physics pre-settings

Simulation types and controls

  • Steady state and transient calculation
  • Manual and adaptive (automatic) time step set up
  • “Fast” calculation mode – week coupling between electromagnetic and thermal calculations
  • “Accurate” calculation mode – strong coupling between electromagnetic and thermal calculations
  • Ability to re-start calculation from previous results
  • Advanced convergence controls
  • Multi-thread parallelisation controls

Physics settings and material properties

  • Fixed or time-dependent frequency setting
  • Full magnetic properties (B-H curve) calculation for ferromagnetic materials
  • Magnetic properties change over Curie temperature
  • Temperature dependent material properties
  • Anisotropic parameters and initial values defined by custom script
  • Power / current / voltage input, constant or time-dependent
  • Easy cooling definition, incl. spray-shower quenching
  • Temperature-dependent quenching properties
  • Various thermal boundary conditions: convection, radiation, heat flux, adiabatic, fixed temperature, thermal contact resistance
  • Easy motion set up – rotation, translation (scanning), also combined (rotation & translation) and multi-step definition
  • Time-saving “simple” motion option for geometries with regular cross-section – velocity field in equations
  • Spray-shower inductor lock for scanning hardening applications
  • Time-saving surface-impedance approach for high frequency (shallow skin-effect)
  • Stranded coil (Litz wire) definition

Library of materials, ability to create and save your custom material

Automatic meshing, interface for manual refinement of mesh parts

Results analysis

  • Temperature field
  • Magnetic field (incl. magnetic field lines visualization)
  • Current density
  • Joule heat
  • Metallurgical phases for quench hardening (ferrite, austenite, martensite, bainate)
  • Hardening profile (case) visualization and analysis
  • Hardness
  • Custom cuts (cross-sections) for all fields
  • Plots over time (probes) at custom points
  • Plots over line
  • Power / current / voltage over time
  • Induced power, coupling (power) efficiency
  • Inductance, Impedance, Resistance, Reactance
  • Convective Power loss
  • Radiative Power loss
  • Lorentz (electro-mechanic) force
  • Magnetic vector and electric scalar potential
  • Magnetic permeability
  • Real B value
  • Heat transfer coefficient

Additional results export options

  • Automatic pdf report generation
  • Data export in a spread sheet (csv format)
  • Automatic video (avi) generation

Add-ons for calculation effectivization

  • Simulation Manager – for automatic (batch) calculation, parametric studies and management of shared computation
  • License Server – for multi-user floating license management and off-line work in enterprise environments
  • Results Viewer – for interactive visualization and analysis of simulation results without calculation option