Understanding Microwave Heating Cavities

Tse Voon Chow Ting Chan is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, where he earned his Ph.D. in Microwave Heating. He received his B.Sc. in Electronics cum laude from the University of Natal (Durban). He is a member of the IEEE and the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE). Howard Charles Reader is Chair of High Frequency Electronics in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch. Since 1986, he has been teaching and consulting in the fields of microwave dielectric heating, metrology, electromagnetics, antenna engineering, high frequency circuits, and electromagnetic compatibility. Dr. Reader received his Ph.D. in Time Domain Electromagnetics from St. John's College of Cambridge University, and his B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from King's College, London. He is also a member of the Professional Group on Electromagnetic Compatibility of the IEE.

Introduction. Microwave Heating Fundamentals. Numerical Techniques. Measurements. Field Studies in Multimode Cavities. Heating Uniformity in Multi-Feed Multimode Loaded Cavities. Single Mode Resonant Cavities. Slotted Feed Cavities. A Thought Process for the Choice of Applicators. Appendix: EMAS Data Flow Diagram. Cavity and Feed Dimensions. Conductivities of Some Commonly Used Materials. Dielectric Properties, Constant and Loss Tangent of Some Materials. Table of Rectangular Waveguide Dimensions. Data and Fittings. System Calibration. Bessel Functions. Rectangular Waveguide Field Equations. MATLAB Routines.