Feasibility of contact-less temperature control by microwave radiometry during sintering of powdered SiC and Al/SiC samples

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2037-2041

  Ricard, C ^a   Dubois, L ^a   SVaucher, ^b   Leparoux, S ^b   Camart, J C ^a   Pribetich, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ceramic powders; Microwave radiometry; Sintering; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CERMETS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETRY; SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CERAMIC POWDERS; HEAT GRADIENTS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY;

TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 33748470487     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21856     Document Type: Article

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