3-D FE discontinuous sheet for microwave heating

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 718-726

  Ehlers, Richard A ^a   Metaxas, A C Ricky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite edge element; Metallic sheet; Microwave package; Thin conducting film

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOOD PROCESSING; INFRARED IMAGING; PACKAGING; THIN FILMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE EDGE ELEMENT; FOOD PACKAGES; METALLIC SHEET; STANDARD IMPEDANCE BOUNDARY CONDITION; THERMAL IMAGE VALIDATION;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 0037361240     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.808731     Document Type: Article

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