Processing of composites using variable and fixed frequency microwave facilities

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages 185-205

  Ku, H S ^a   Yusaf, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVES;

FIXED FREQUENCY; FIXED FREQUENCY MICROWAVES; MICROWAVE PROCESSING; PROCESSING TIME; VARIABLE FREQUENCY MICROWAVE;

MICROWAVE MATERIALS PROCESSING;

EID: 56749096684     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/pierb08011304     Document Type: Article

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