Coupled simulation of an electromagnetic heating process using the finite difference time domain method.
Due to the complexity of interactions between microwaves and food products, a reliable and efficient simulation model can be a very useful tool to guide the design of microwave heating systems and processes. This research developed a model to simulate coupled phenomena of electromagnetic heating and conventional heat transfer by combining commercial electromagnetic software with a customer built heat transfer model. Simulation results were presented and compared with experimental results for hot water and microwave heating in a single mode microwave system at 915 MHz. Good agreement was achieved, showing that this model was able to provide insight into industrial electromagnetic heating processes.
Chen
Hao
H
Biological Systems Engineering Department, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6120, USA.
Tang
Juming
J
Liu
Fang
F
D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D005511:Food Handling; D006361:Heating; D008872:Microwaves; D008962:Models, Theoretical