Combined 3D FE and circuit modeling of radio frequency heating systems

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-262

  Neophytou, R I ^a   Metaxas, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circuit simulation; Finite element method; Laplace equation; Radio frequency heating systems; Wave equation

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROSTATICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

LAPLACE EQUATION; RADIO-FREQUENCY HEATING; TANK-APPLICATOR SYSTEMS;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 0032320958     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.1998.11688381     Document Type: Article

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