hi all,
I need some help from the EE here. My home base project is to design a simple device to melt ice in low melt point PVC pipe with limitations...
- PVC pipe melt temp around 100C, length about 2 metres.
- use heating element in the tip of probe to enter from one side of the pipe to melt the ice. The heating element should not melt the PVC.
- ice is not through out the whole pipe. So a mechanism is required to control the temp of heating element.
- the device shall be hand carry if possible so better be battery powered, but if required AC power is ok.
Any good idea? I assume only the tip of the probe needs heating done. It would be great if someone can show me some calculations...
Cheers,
Larry
I need some help from the EE here. My home base project is to design a simple device to melt ice in low melt point PVC pipe with limitations...
- PVC pipe melt temp around 100C, length about 2 metres.
- use heating element in the tip of probe to enter from one side of the pipe to melt the ice. The heating element should not melt the PVC.
- ice is not through out the whole pipe. So a mechanism is required to control the temp of heating element.
- the device shall be hand carry if possible so better be battery powered, but if required AC power is ok.
Any good idea? I assume only the tip of the probe needs heating done. It would be great if someone can show me some calculations...
Cheers,
Larry