Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Microwave Heating of Water and Oil Using a Rectangular Wave Guide: Influence of Sample Sizes, Positions, and Microwave Power

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 544-558

  Cha um, W ^a   Rattanadecho, P ^a   Pakdee, W ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

FDTD method; Maxwell's equation; Microwave heating; Mode TE 10; Rectangular wave guide

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FDTD METHOD; HEATING PROCESS; LIQUID LAYER; MAXWELL'S EQUATION; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; MICROWAVE POWER; MODE TE 10; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SAMPLE SIZES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; VELOCITY FIELD;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; GYRATORS; HEATING; LIQUIDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STOVES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 79953704829     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-009-0187-x     Document Type: Article

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