Design principles of microwave applicators for small-scale process equipment

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 912-922

  Sturm, G S J ^a   Stefanidis, G D ^a   Verweij, M D ^b   Van Gerven, T D T ^c   Stankiewicz, A I ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alternative energy forms; Electromagnetic modeling; Microstructured reactors; Microwave heating; Process intensification

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CAVITY SIZE; CAVITY VOLUME; CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING; DESIGN CHARTS; DESIGN GUIDELINES; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; ELECTROMAGNETICS; HEATING UNIFORMITY; HIGH FREQUENCY; LOAD-VOLUME; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATERIALS PARAMETERS; MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS; MICROWAVE APPLICATORS; PROCESS EQUIPMENTS; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; RECTANGULAR CAVITY; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; SINGLE-MODE FIELD; SMALL SIZE; SMALL-SCALE PROCESS; STRUCTURED PROCESS;

APPLICATORS; BRIDGES; CAVITY RESONATORS; CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; RESONANCE;

HEATING;

EID: 77957293242     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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