In this study, temperature variation characteristics in a flat plate with sheath heater are investigated through experiment and numerical analysis. ANSYS fluent is used to calculate the temperature distribution in the heating plate system. Transient condition is applied to observe temperature variation with the sheath heater operation, and thermal resistance on the contacted surfaces is also considered. Experimental data agree well with numerical results obtained for heat generation rate from sheath heater, Local temperature variation on the surface of flat plate is also predicted through this simulation. There is large temperature variation in the air surrounded flat plate, especially at the top of flat plate with natural convective heat transfer. These results will be helpful in optimal design for various systems equipped with sheath heater.

In this study, temperature variation characteristics in the stone board cutting device with sheath heater were analyzed through numerical investigation. Four 2kW sheath heaters whose length and diameter are 1800mm, 11mm are installed, and the initial temperature is -5℃. Also Transient condition is used for temperature variations with the operating time of sheath heater. From the analysis, transient temperature variations of cutting device after operating the sheath heater were predicted. Temperature variations were predicted that mainly appears in part contacted with the sheath heater. The result will be helpful in optimal design for various system equipped with sheath heater.