United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Peter D Bentley

James F Pollock

An apparatus or a method for heating a component by the condensation thereon of a suitable vapor, for example to make a soldered connection in condensation soldering. The vapor is produced by passing a heat transfer oil through a vaporizer comprising permeable electrically conductive material, and is introduced into a heating chamber containing the component. The heating chamber is held at a pressure below atmospheric pressure, and a condenser chamber is connectable to the heating chamber for condensing the vapor at the end of the heating cycle.

Condensation heating apparatus and method

An apparatus or a method for heating a component by the condensation thereon of a suitable vapor, for example to make a soldered connection in condensation soldering. The vapor is produced by passing a heat transfer oil through a vaporizer comprising permeable electrically conductive material, and is introduced into a heating chamber containing the component. The heating chamber is held at atmospheric pressure by a bellows connected to the heating chamber.

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Peter D Bentley