Experimental and simulated top electrode voltage in free-running oscillator radio frequency systems

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 606-617

  Zhu, H ^a   Huang, Z ^a   Wang, S ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dielectric heating; finite element simulation; heating rate; RF; soybean; top electrode voltage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894028165     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2014.881724     Document Type: Article

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