Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)
TITLE	Modeling Microwave Heating Characteristics of Granular Hydroscopic Solids [PDF]
AUTHORS	B. Adu and L. Otten 1996 31 1 35-42
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Abstract A model that predicts the microwave heating behavior of granular hygroscopic solids with low spatial dimension-to-penetration depth ratio was derived. The model consists of an energy transport equation based on a macroscopic application of the law of energy conservation, the series solution of Pick's diffusion equation, and a modified Gallaher's equation. The model gave a good prediction of the microwave heating characteristics of white beans. A sensitivity analysis of the model indicates that the microwave heating characteristics of a moist hygroscopic dielectric is sensitive to initial moisture content, size and heat transfer coefficient. Key Words: Microwave heating, Modeling, Hygroscopic, White bean