The simulation of microwave heating of wood using a rectangular wave guide: Influence of frequency and sample size

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4798-4811

  Rattanadecho, P ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Microwave heating; Numerical; Rectangular wave guide; Wood

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE HEATING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES;

IRRADIATION TIMES; NUMERICAL; RECTANGULAR WAVE GUIDES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

WOOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE HEATING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES; WOOD;

DRYING; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; WOOD;

EID: 33646772204     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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