Numerical modeling of microwave heating systems

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 114-121

  Harms, P H ^a,b   Chen, Y ^a,c   Mittra, R ^a   Shimony, Y ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d SECOM SC Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computational electromagnetics; Finite difference time domain method; Microwave heating; Radio frequency parallel plate applicator; Resonant cavity applicator; Waveguide applicator

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES;

COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; RADIO FREQUENCY PARALLEL PLATE APPLICATOR; RESONANT CAVITY APPLICATOR; WAVEGUIDE APPLICATOR;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 0029709379     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.1996.11688301     Document Type: Article

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