Joule effect

1. (General Physics) Also called: Joule heating the production of heat as the result of a current flowing through a conductor. See Joule's law

2. (General Physics) an increase in length of certain ferromagnetic materials when longitudinally magnetized

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Once the fitting is connected to a welding machine, the metal coil generates by Joule effect the energy required for the fusion and interdiffusion of polyethylene macromolecules at the fitting/pipe interface [2, 3].

Numerical and experimental study of the electrofusion welding process of polyethylene pipes

To avoid the Joule effect is required superfinishing process of side surface's resonant cavities to get a new orientation mode of roughness, parallel with direction of skin current and reduced dispersion of electric field on side cavities of magnetron.

Using of lapping process for optimization of passive surface's resonant cavities of anodic block from power magnetrons

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