A New Applicator for Efficient Uniform Heating Using a Circular Cylindrical Geometry
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Abstract
A new multimode microwave applicator has been designed and constructed to provide efficient energy coupling and uniform heating of specimens at 2.45 GHz. The applicator is circular cylindrical with a diameter of 12.9 inches (32.8 cm) and a motorized endwall producing periodic variation of the cavity length between 7 inches (17.8 cm) and 13 inches (33.0 cm). The positions of the endwall cause 19 distinct and identified modes to be scanned. The close proximity of the resonant modes in this applicator as a function of the length of the applicator provides significant mode overlap in the presence of a load. The mode overlap results in a constant input impedance as the length of the cavity changes. The input impedance of the applicator can therefore be matched over a range of different loads.
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OpenAlex topics: Microwave Engineering and Waveguides · Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications · Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research
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