A resistance oven employing nichrome wire is to be operated from 220 V single phase supply and is to be rated at 16 kW. If the temperature of the element is to be limited to 1170 °C and average temperature of the charge is 500 °C, find the diameter and length of the element wire. Radiating efficiency = 0.57, Emissivity=0.9, Specific resistance of nichrome = 1.09 x 10-6-m.

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A resistance oven employing nichrome wire is to be
operated from 220 V single phase supply and is to be rated at 16 kW.
If the temperature of the element is to be limited to 1170 °C and
average temperature of the charge is 500 °C, find the diameter and
= 0.57,
length of the element wire. Radiating efficiency
Emissivity=0.9, Specific resistance of nichrome = 1.09 x 10-6-m.
Transcribed Image Text:A resistance oven employing nichrome wire is to be operated from 220 V single phase supply and is to be rated at 16 kW. If the temperature of the element is to be limited to 1170 °C and average temperature of the charge is 500 °C, find the diameter and = 0.57, length of the element wire. Radiating efficiency Emissivity=0.9, Specific resistance of nichrome = 1.09 x 10-6-m.
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