Hello All,
I have a resistance heating project where I'm using steel as the heating element and I'd like to find different ways of boosting the efficiency. I only need to have heat for a short amount of time (300F for 1.5s).
Does anyone know if I would benefit from the skin effect by electroplating chrome or nickel on the surface of the steel? Would there be a greater flow of current at the surface (and more efficient heat generation) by using one of these platings? My goal is to generate as much heat as possible in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of current.
Any advice would be great!
I have a resistance heating project where I'm using steel as the heating element and I'd like to find different ways of boosting the efficiency. I only need to have heat for a short amount of time (300F for 1.5s).
Does anyone know if I would benefit from the skin effect by electroplating chrome or nickel on the surface of the steel? Would there be a greater flow of current at the surface (and more efficient heat generation) by using one of these platings? My goal is to generate as much heat as possible in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of current.
Any advice would be great!