The effect of spatial inhomogeneity in thermal conductivity on the formation of hot-spots

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-118

  Andonowati, A ^a,c   Chandra, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Fundamental mode approximation; Hot spot; Microwave heating; Spatial inhomogeneity; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WAVE EQUATIONS;

HOT SPOTS FORMATION;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

MICROWAVE RADIATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033949233     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004733503039     Document Type: Article

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