Advanced Technical Ceramics worked example

Thermal Shock Test Load with thermal shock chamber load of 45 kW: a worked example

This scenario runs the thermal shock test load calculation on the strong side: thermal shock chamber load of 45 kW, with every other input held at its documented default. an R&D technician or quality engineer needs to plan energy cost and sample loading for a thermal shock test run

The inputs for this scenario

  • Thermal shock chamber load: 45 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 18)
  • Thermal shock cycle runtime: 6.5 hr (unchanged)
  • Electricity rate: 0.14 $ / kWh (unchanged)
  • Ceramic specimens tested: 42 specimens (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Thermal shock energy used = chamber load × cycle runtime) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 40.95 $ for thermal shock test energy cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 293 kWh for thermal shock energy used.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.98 $ / part for energy cost per specimen.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6.3 $ / hr for thermal shock chamber hourly cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where thermal shock chamber load sits at 18 kW and the headline result is 16.38 $, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 40.95 $.
  • Use it when budgeting or quoting a thermal shock qualification run and you need the energy cost per specimen. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Thermal shock test energy cost: 40.95 $ (headline result)
  • Thermal shock energy used: 293 kWh
  • Energy cost per specimen: 0.98 $ / part
  • Thermal shock chamber hourly cost: 6.3 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Thermal Shock Test Load calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.