.~ Treating an article, container, batch or body as a unit {3}
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.~.~ Modulating, varying or augmenting heat supply during heat-up period
DEFINITION
Classification: 432/12
(under subclass 9) Process in which the work unit has heat applied to it (1) at a varying or stepped rate as it approaches a desired temperature, or (2) at a higher rate during a period at which it is being raised to a desired temperature than the rate at which it is supplied while the temperature is being maintained.