Estimation of Brazing Temperature in Aluminium Heat Exchangers by Using Alpha Phase Measurement Techniques 2022-28-0343

During the conventional brazing process of aluminium heat exchanger component (HEX), the temperature measurement of component in brazing furnace is a general requirement in order to control & achieve the required brazing temperature (around 590°C - 610°C) to ensure efficient brazing joints of the aluminium products. The temperature measurement & monitoring during brazing is usually done with the help of temperature sensors alongwith the data logging system, in fact this is currently a widely used method. However, there are many drawbacks in this type of method for which a suitable solution needs to be developed. In this study, a possible development of simulation tool on the basis of data from Al-Si phase diagram & Lever rule, predicting the temperature on the component during brazing using this tool & comparing w.r.t actual measured data are discussed in detail. As a part of further validation, the data from both the data-logger as well as the estimated temperature from the simulation for the same sample at a specific defined location were compared and it was found that the simulated values were in close agreement with the measured values.