Design of Microwave Cavity for Heating Applications
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37375/susj.v14i1.2799Keywords:
microwave cavity, uniform heating; high heating efficiencyAbstract
Much attention has been given to microwave technology due to their ability of reducing carbon emissions during heating in manufacturing operations. In comparison to conventional heating techniques, microwaves provide a number of benefits, such as faster heating, less thermal damage, and environmentally friendly processes. Heating must be consistent and effective for the use of microwaves in manufacturing process. In this paper, microwave cavity applicator was designed and simulated for heating applications. The cavity designed at frequency of 900 MHz to be accomplished to contain large size of samples. Distribution of the fields inside the cavity and the heating efficiency were simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics software.
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