A finite difference thermal model of a cylindrical microwave heating applicator using locally conformal overlapping grids: Part 1 - Theoretical formulation

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-29

  Al Rizzo, Hussain M ^a   Tranquilla, Jim M ^b   Feng, Ma ^c  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b EMR Microwave Technology Corporation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavity resonator; Finite dfference method; Locally conformal Overlapping grids; Microwave heating; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAVITY RESONATORS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; HEATING FURNACES; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CYLINDRICAL MICROWAVE HEATING APPLICATOR; LOCALLY CONFORMAL OVERLAPPING GRIDS; THERMAL MODELING;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 33645732064     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.2005.11688521     Document Type: Article

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