When electrical connections can’t be made above the roof, bent elements are used. Because of the maximum permitted heating zone length, the furnace may occasionally be too high to allow the installation of elements suspended from the roof. In such cases, elements with bent terminals or heating zones must be installed. The majority of elements are bent in the cold end, but they can be bent in the hot section as well. The cold terminals of the MOSI2 45 bent element are bent at a 45 degree angle. This enables the installation of several rows of such heating elements on a furnace wall, as well as the control of power at various levels within the furnace.
The MoSi₂ 45° Bent Heating Element is designed to provide installation flexibility in furnaces where vertical clearance or roof-mounted electrical access is limited. By bending the cold terminals at a precise 45° angle, the element allows side-wall mounting while maintaining stable electrical connections outside the hot zone.
This geometry enables efficient use of furnace wall space and allows multiple rows of heating elements to be installed at different heights. As a result, furnace designers can achieve improved temperature uniformity and finer control over thermal zoning without exceeding heating zone length limitations.
MoSi₂ 45° Bent Heating Elements are used in tall furnaces or furnaces with restricted roof access, where straight or roof-suspended elements are impractical. The 45° cold-end bend allows electrical connections to remain accessible while positioning the heating zone optimally within the furnace chamber.
These elements are commonly employed in ceramic sintering furnaces, electronic ceramics processing, specialty glass furnaces, and metallurgical heat-treatment systems that require multi-level heating and precise power distribution across different furnace zones.
