New approach for the prediction of the electric field distribution in multimode microwave-heating applicators with mode stirrers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1672-1678

  Plaza González, Pedro ^a   Monzó Cabrera, Juan ^b   Catalá Civera, José M ^a   Sánchez Hernández, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dielectric materials; Electromagnetic heating; Finite element analysis; Mode stirrers

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROWAVE HEATING; SHEET METAL;

ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING; MODE STIRRERS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 2642546701     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.821560     Document Type: Article

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