ABSTRACT
Processes of induction heating for surface hardening are mostly designed using
engineering experience and a trial-and-error procedure. In connection with advance in
computational technique and numerical methods, computer modelling and simulation
are ever more exploited to support design and analysis of induction heat treatment
processes. Induction heating represents a complex problem requiring to perform
coupled electro-magnetic, thermal and static analyses. In the paper, the methodology of
computer modelling and analysis of high-frequency induction heating processes using
the program code ANSYS is discussed and applied for the numerical simulation of
induction heating of a power cylinder piston.