Design And Construction of Electromagnetic Induction Heater for Solid B3 Waste Processing

Abstract

Hospitals are health service facilities that carry out various activities that produce non-medical waste and B3 waste that can cause pollution or damage to the environment and threaten environmental sustainability and threaten the health and existence of humans and living. Approximately 10-20% of medical hazardous waste is produced, while 75-90% is non-hazardous waste. Incineration is one alternative method. An incinerator is a device for processing hazardous waste using high temperatures of up to 800°C to reduce combustible and non-recyclable waste, chemicals and to kill bacteria and viruses. In this study, an induction heater was used which uses the principle of eddy current heating generated by magnetic flux originating from a coil supplied with alternating electric current. The induction heater was designed and manufactured by assembling several components, including a 220V AC - 12V DC power supply, a 18V 35A induction heater, and an induction heater coil. The device was tested by measuring the output voltage and current required to reach temperatures of 184°C