The invention discloses a device and a process for pulse-current-assisted online
induction heating of a steel rail. According to the process, a pulse-current-assisted online
induction heating method is applied to remove
residual stress of the steel rail; an
induction coil is located on the
tread surface and the side surface of a
railhead of the steel rail, so that the
induction heating area of therailhead of the steel rail can be increased, the flux density per unit area of the
railhead can be increased, and the
heating efficiency of the
railhead of the steel rail per unit time is improved; during induction heating, the temperature of the
tread surface of the railhead is higher than the temperature of the side surface of the railhead; the distance between a
pulse current applying mechanism and the steel rail is adjusted through a lifting mechanism, the distance between two
graphite rods is adjusted, and the
graphite rods are abutted against the steel rail; an auxiliary
pulse current is applied to the railhead, so that most of the
pulse current can be concentrated on the side face of the railhead, and a reinforcement layer of the railhead is specifically improved. By the device forpulse-current-assisted online induction heating of the steel rail provided by the invention, the quality requirements for and the production efficiency in heat treatment of the steel rail are improved, and the environmental
pollution caused by heat treatment of the steel rail is avoided at the same time.