Measuring heat transfer coefficient in convection reflow ovens

In this paper, the evaluation of a measurement method is discussed which can determine the heat transfer coefficient in convection reflow ovens. Nowadays the reflow ovens apply forced convection heating with nozzle-matrix blower system. In these ovens the heat transfer coefficients of the heater gas streams determine mainly the efficiency of heating. A method is presented which has two steps: in the first step, the heat transfer coefficient of the heater gas streams is studied above the assembly in function of height; in the second step, the heating efficiency of the nozzle-lines is compared as a distribution of the heat transfer coefficient in the oven. The heat transfer coefficients are calculated from the heat equation of the reflow oven. It is also presented with the distributions of the heat transfer coefficient that how the contamination of the nozzles affects the heating efficiency of the reflow oven.