Influence of input material data on accuracy of thermal calculations at induction heating

The paper deals with the induction heating of a thin non-ferromagnetic infinite strip located in the transverse electromagnetic field. The aim is to estimate the influence of the input physical parameters of the heated material on accuracy of the numerical calculation of the steady state temperature field distribution in the strip. Solution to the problem starts from building the mathematical models of the electromagnetic and temperature fields in moving or non-moving medium. These models are then solved by professional program OPERA 3D (electromagnetic field) supplemented with several user procedures (2D temperature field in the 3D region). The theoretical analysis is illustrated by suitable examples and discussion of their results.