Title :
A Computer Model for the Dynamic Behaviour of Microwave Heating and Drying Systems
Author :
El Deek, E M ; Smith, R B
Author_Institution :
Postgraduate School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK.
Abstract :
A general computer model has been developed to investigate the dynamic behaviour of microwave drying and heating of sheet and filamentary materials. It accommodates a variety of waveguide applicator configurations. The input information is the physical properties of the material. The output is temperature and moisture content profiles, instantaneous and average absorbed powers, and efficiency. Experimental measurements carried out on the heating of some materials in sheet and filamentary forms seem to correlate with the computations.
Keywords :
Applicators; Dielectric materials; Electromagnetic heating; Frequency; Heat transfer; Moisture; Permittivity; Power system modeling; Sheet materials; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1974. 4th European
Conference_Location :
Montreux, Switzerland
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1974.332026
