A comprehensive theoretical analysis for the effect of microwave heating on the progress of a first order endothermic reaction

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5832-5851

  Bhattacharya, Madhuchhanda ^a   Basak, Tanmay ^a   Senagala, Rajtharun ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Mathematical modeling; Microwave efficiency; Microwave heating; Non isothermal; Reaction engineering; Simulation

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MICROWAVE EFFICIENCY; NONISOTHERMAL; REACTION ENGINEERING; SIMULATION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION;

HEATING;

EID: 80053256284     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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