Civil Engineering and Technology

June 2013, Volume 2, Issue 2, PP.13-18

The Numerical Simulation and Design of the

Electrical Heating System for Electric Conductive
Ultra-high-temperature-ceramics Test Specimen
Zongyuan Zeng#
College of Resources and Environmental Science, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Chongqing University, Chongqing
400030 P.R.China
#

Email: isaac527@sina.com

Abstract
Ultra-high temperature ceramics is a kind of ceramic materials which is hard to melt above 2000. Ultra-high temperature
ceramics is outstanding performance in electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity. Zirconium diboride has to suffer
ultra-high-temperature that might be over 2700C. However, the highest working temperature we can achieve for the testing of the
mechanical properties of such kind of materials is less than 1500 C, far from the need for the testing of the material at its actual
temperature. Moreover, the high temperature furnaces are low-usage, and have a long experimental period. Making good use of
the electrical and thermal conductivities, we could heat a Zirconium diboride specimen with electrical current. The electrical
heating of a Zirconium diboride specimen is simulated with the commercial available finite element code ABAQUS. The
temperature and cooling of copper electrodes and that of collets, is also analyzed, and the temperature distributions are obtained.
In order to achieve reasonable distribution of temperature in the specimen, the copper electrodes and the collets, the corresponding
cooling system is designed, and the cooling liquids are selected.
Keywords: Ultra-high Temperature Ceramics; Eelectric Heating; Zirconium Diboride; Cooling System; Numerical Simulation

400030

2000

2700 1500

ABAQUS

CITATION: Zongyuan Zeng. The Numerical Simulation and Design of the Electrical Heating System for Electric Conductive
Ultra-high-temperature-ceramics Test Specimen [J]. Ivy Publisher: Civil Engineering and Technology, June 2013, Volume 2, Issue 2, PP.13-18
. [J]. Ivy Publisher: , 2013, 2(2): 13-18
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