• DocumentCode
    869765
  • Title

    Validation of finite element analysis for RF heating of plastic composites

  • Author

    Choi, C.T.M. ; Carroll, J.J., Jr. ; Kim, B.M. ; Woodmansee, D.E. ; Konrad, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Gen. Electr. Co., Schenectady, NY, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    9/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    3905
  • Lastpage
    3907
  • Abstract
    A sequentially coupled finite-element solution of the electromagnetic and thermal fields in a radio frequency (RF) heating problem is shown. RF heating of plastic composites can be modeled accurately, provided accurate temperature-dependent material properties are available.
  • Keywords
    composite materials; electromagnetic fields; finite element analysis; plastics; radiofrequency heating; FEA; RF heating; electromagnetic; electromagnetic fields; finite element analysis; plastic composites; sequentially coupled finite-element solution; temperature-dependent material properties; thermal fields; Dielectric losses; Electrodes; Finite element methods; Heat sinks; Heating; Permittivity; Plastics; Radio frequency; Solids; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.104956
  • Filename
    104956