Title :
Waveguide slot applicators for microwave heating
Author :
Castrillo, V.U. ; Chiadini, F. ; D´Ambrosio, G. ; Fiumara, V. ; Massa, R. ; Panariello, G. ; Pinto, I.M. ; Scaglione, A.
Author_Institution :
D.I.E.T, Univ. of Naples "Federico II", Italy
Abstract :
In this paper we present an empirical procedure to design microwave slot array applicators for heating lossy dielectric slabs. To this end, a commercial simulation code has been used to characterize the behaviour of a slot radiating on a dielectric slab with a given complex permittivity. By using this characterization a waveguide slot linear array has been designed. Results show that this applicator is more efficient than a similar applicator designed by following a standard approximate analytical method.
Keywords :
linear antenna arrays; microwave heating; permittivity; rectangular waveguides; slot antenna arrays; heating lossy dielectric slab; microwave heating; microwave slot array applicator; permittivity; simulation code; slot radiation; waveguide slot applicator; waveguide slot linear array; Admittance; Applicators; Design optimization; Dielectric losses; Distributed parameter circuits; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic waveguides; Resonance; Slabs; Soil pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, 2003. ICECom 2003. 17th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
953-6037-39-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICECOM.2003.1290952
