DocumentCode
2866294
Title
Microwave antenna for selective heating of glass melts
Author
Willert-Porada, M.A. ; Gerdes, T. ; Rosin, A.
Author_Institution
University of Bayreuth, D-95447, Germany
fYear
2012
fDate
17-22 June 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Glass processing is energy intensive, therefore the possibility to reduce energy consumption by selective energy intake into portions of glass using microwave heating is investigated. The paper describes how microwave radiation is guided into a limited volume of glass melt subjected to extrusion into a mold for forming. A parametric study is performed to establish the best geometry for the microwave antenna inside a plunger structure which is used industrially to feed glass melt into molds. Experimental proof and material issues are discussed.
Keywords
Dielectrics; Electromagnetic heating; Glass; Indexes; Microwave propagation; Silicon carbide; Microwave antennas; dielectric losses; electromagnetic propagation in absorbing media; energy dissipation; glass and ceramics industry; glass manufacturing; materials processing; melt processing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2012 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Montreal, QC, Canada
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1085-7
Electronic_ISBN
0149-645X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2012.6259574
Filename
6259574
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