Application of microwave heating to ceramic processing: Design and initial operation of a 2.45-GHz single-mode furnace

Fliflet, A. W.; Bruce, Ralph W.; Kinkead, A. K.; Fischer, R. P.; Lewis, David; Rayne, Roy J.; Bender, Barry A.; Kurihara, Lynn K.; Chow, Gan‐Moog; Schoen, P. E.

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“…Microwave sintering of nanocrystalline alumina and titania compacts were successfully performed in a single-mode (TE 103 rectangular waveguide) microwave set up operated at a frequency of 2.45 GHz. 23 Similarly, with the help of tubular susceptor, microwave sintering of Y-ZrO 2 , Ce-ZrO 2 , and Al 2 O 3 were carried out in a single-mode microwave furnace with a power output continuously adjustable from 0 to 1 kW. It was shown that microwave processing has advantages over conventional sintering with respect to sintering time, production cycle time, and energy consumption.…”

Section: Single-mode Microwave Applicators and Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microwave material processing—a review

2011

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Microwave heating is caused by the ability of the materials to absorb microwave energy and convert it to heat. This article represents a review on fundamentals of microwave heating and their interaction with materials for various applications in a comprehensive manner. Experimental studies of single, multimode, and variable frequency microwave processing were reviewed along with their applications. Modeling of microwave heating based on Lambert's law and Maxwell's electromagnetic field equations have also been reviewed along with their applications. Modeling approaches were used to predict the effect of resonances on microwave power absorption, the role of supports for microwave heating, and to determine the nonuniformity on heating rates. Various industrial applications on thermal processing have been reviewed. There is tremendous scope for theoretical and experimental studies on the athermal effects of microwaves. Some of the unresolved problems are identified and directions for further research are also suggested.

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Section: Single-mode Microwave Applicators and Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microwave material processing—a review

2011

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“…The possibility and distinctive features of the non-thermal effect of microwaves on ceramics are discussed in the papers [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The authors of these publications were likely the first who offer the theory of mass transport in a crystalline body under ponderomotive action of microwave electric field.…”

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Microwave synthesis of advanced dental ceramic–alloy materials

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Ravaev

2004

Materials Letters

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“…In microwave heating volumetric heating of materials is realized as a result of conversion of electromagnetic energy to thermal energy. Till about 1990s, most of the work on microwave heating and sintering was applied for the processing of ceramic materials [8,[9][10][11] and only limited research was conducted on investigat- * Corresponding author. Tel.…”

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