Engineers' handbook of industrial microwave heating. / Roger J. Meredith.

1 Introduction and Fundamental Concepts , 2 Microwzave interaction with dielectic materials , 3 The thermodynamic aspects of volumetric heating , 4 Microwave transmission : Theory and practice , 5 Microwave - heating applicators 1 :multimode ovens , 6 Microwave-heating applicators 2: aperiodic structures , 7 Microwave - heting applicators 3 : resonant structures , 8 Choking (attenuation ) tunnels for continuous -flow applicators , 9 Microwave generators 1: microwave power tubes , 10 Microwave generators 2 : electircal power sources 11 Outline of microwave measurements on components and materials , 12 Procedures for testing high-power instalations, 13 Equipment saety , Appendix 1: Outline of the economics of industrial micrwave processing ,Appendiix 2: Specifications of industrial microwave equipment ,Apeendix 3: Glossary of terms and symbols, Appendix 4:Fo values , Z values , Lv values and D values , Appendix 5:Q-Basic program for mode counting in multimode ovens , Appendix 6:Definitions of moisture content .

Presents the theory and practice of microwave engineering relevant to its use as a processing tool, starting from the basic concepts of electric and magnetic fields, progressing to wave guide theory and practice, and consideration of applicator design and practice. Includes a chapter on heat flow within a workload, which is fundamental to any volumetric heating process. Two chapters on microwave generators were added. The first is mainly concerned with magnetrons and their performance characteristics, and the second with power conversion from input AC power to high - voltage DC for the bulkpower supply to the magnetron and the auxillary supplies. Covers both the conventional and the new switch-mode power supplies.