Enhancements to the FDTD method for steady-state power-deposition analysis in microwave-heating cavities

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 530-534

  George, Jacob ^a   Muktoyuk, Mark ^a   Bergman, Richard ^a  

^a Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

FDTD; Microwave healing; Power balance

Indexed keywords

FDTD; NONPHYSICAL REFLECTION; POWER BALANCE;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 30544432542     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21220     Document Type: Article

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