Moment method analysis of a microwave tunnel oven

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-48

  Sundberg, M ^a,b   Kildal, P ^a   Ohlsson, T ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost function; Edge overheating; FDTD; Finite Difference Time Domain; Green's function; Heating uniformity; Microwave tunnel oven; MM; Moment method; Optimization; Simulated annealing; Spectral domain

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ESTIMATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GREEN'S FUNCTION; SIMULATED ANNEALING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EDGE OVERHEATING; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD; MICROWAVE TUNNEL OVEN;

MICROWAVE OVENS;

EID: 0031648380     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.1998.11688358     Document Type: Article

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