• DocumentCode
    3182341
  • Title

    Microwave sintering of ceramics

  • Author

    Brodwin, M.E. ; Johnson, D.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    25-27 May 1988
  • Firstpage
    287
  • Abstract
    An overview of microwave sintering is presented, and the basic theory for the design of impedance applicators is derived. Examples of applicators for ribbon materials and rods are developed and sintering results are presented. The problems imposed by radiation loss and plasma breakdown are examined and their solution by use of thermally reflecting high-pressure cavities are described. A basic system for sintering with feedback control of surface temperature is discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    ceramics; sintering; feedback control; impedance applicators; microwave sintering; plasma breakdown; radiation loss; ribbon materials; rods; surface temperature; thermally reflecting high-pressure cavities; Applicators; Ceramics; Circuits; Electromagnetic heating; Impedance; Iris; Microwave ovens; Plasma temperature; Rectangular waveguides; Sheet materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1988., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    New York, NY, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1988.22032
  • Filename
    22032