Optimisation of electric field uniformity in microwave heating systems by means of multi-feeding and genetic algorithms

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 149-162

  Dominguez Tortajada E ^a   Plaza Gonzalez P ^b   Diaz Morcillo A ^a,c   Balbastre, J V ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c UPCT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dielectric heating; Field uniformity; Genetic algorithms; Microwave industrial oven; Microwave heating processing

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FEEDING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MACHINE DESIGN;

ELECTRIC FIELD UNIFORMITY; FIELD UNIFORMITY; MICROWAVE HEATING PROCESSING; MICROWAVE INDUSTRIAL OVENS;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 34247337176     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2007.013134     Document Type: Article

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