Theoretical analysis of microwave heating of dielectric materials filled in a rectangular waveguide with various resonator distances

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Rattanadecho, Phadungsak ^a   Klinbun, Waraporn ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

microwave heating; porous medium; rectangular waveguide; resonator; TE10 mode

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE CONTROL-VOLUME METHOD; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; MICROWAVE CAVITY; MICROWAVE SYSTEMS; MONOCHROMATIC WAVE; OPERATING FREQUENCY; PENETRATION DEPTH; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATED POROUS MEDIUM; SIMPLE ALGORITHM; SIMULATION RESULT; TE10 MODE; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TRANSIENT MAXWELL EQUATIONS; UPPER SURFACE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; POROUS MATERIALS; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 78649390935     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002628     Document Type: Article

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