A numerical and experimental investigation of the microwave heating of polymer materials inside a ridge waveguide

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 71-82

  Liu, F ^a   Turner, I ^a   Siores, E ^a   Groombridge, P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain method; Microwave heating; Polymer materials; Ridge waveguide

Indexed keywords

CONTOUR PATH TECHNIQUE; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER EQUATION; INCIDENT FIELD COMPONENTS; RIDGE WAVEGUIDES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 0029721554     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.1996.11688297     Document Type: Article

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