Amri, A.; Saidane, A. TLM simulation of microwave hybrid sintering of multiple samples in a multimode cavity. (English) Zbl 1015.80012 Int. J. Numer. Model. 16, No. 3, 271-285 (2003). Summary: Microwave heating technology has led to the introduction of microwave hybrid heating (MHH) schemes using higher dielectric loss susceptors, insulation or coating. Since MHH depend mainly on human expertise, the optimization of sintering experiments will certainly benefit from numerical simulations. The transmission line matrix (TLM) is used to study two MHH schemes where both a susceptor and an insulating matrix were, respectively, used as process stimulus for microwave heating of multiple alumina samples within a three-dimensional multimode cavity. The effects of such MHH schemes and target settings on electric field distribution and power absorption rates are reported in this paper. Cited in 1 Document MSC: 80M25 Other numerical methods (thermodynamics) (MSC2010) 78M25 Numerical methods in optics (MSC2010) Keywords:TLM modelling; hybrid sintering; multiple samples; electromagnetic; microwave heating PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{A. Amri} and \textit{A. Saidane}, Int. J. Numer. Model. 16, No. 3, 271--285 (2003; Zbl 1015.80012) Full Text: DOI References: [1] Industrial microwave heating. IEE Power Engineering Series No. 4. P. Peregrinus: London. [2] Janney, Material Research Society Proceedings 189 pp 215– (1991) [3] Thostenson, Composites A pp 1055– (1999) [4] Brandon, Material Research Society Proceedings 269 pp 237– (1992) [5] Zhao, Acta Materialia 48 pp 3795– (2000) [6] Sutton, Ceramic Bulletin 68 pp 376– (1989) [7] De’, Material Research Society Symposium Proceedings 189 pp 283– (1991) [8] Clark, Materials Science and Engineering A pp 153– (2000) [9] Patterson, Material Research Society Proceedings 189 pp 257– (1991) [10] Meek, Journal of Materials Science Letters 6 pp 1060– (1987) [11] Holcombe, Journal of Materials Science 26 pp 3730– (1991) [12] Patterson, Material Research Society Proceedings 269 pp 291– (1992) [13] Iskander, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techiques 42 pp 793– (1994) [14] Janney, Journal of American Ceramic Society 75 pp 341– (1992) [15] Kriegsmann, IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics 55 pp 243– (1995) [16] Pelesko, Material Research Society Proceedings 430 pp 187– (1996) [17] Pelesko, Journal of Engineering Mathematics 32 pp 1– (1997) [18] Pelesko, IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics 64 pp 39– (2000) [19] Johns, Proceedings of the IEE 188 pp 1203– (1971) [20] Akhtarzad, Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineering 122 pp 1344– (1975) [21] Johns, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 11 pp 1307– (1977) [22] Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) Techniques for Diffusion Applications. Overseas Publishers Association OPA, 1998, Amsterdam B.V. [23] Saidane, IEE Conference Publication 457 pp 317– (1998) [24] Amri, Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy 36 pp 89– (2001) [25] TLM modelling of microwave sintering of multiple alumina samples. To appear in IEE Proceeding-Science, Measurement and Technology. [26] Hoefer, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 33 pp 882– (1985) [27] The application of the transmission line modelling (TLM) method in combined thermal and electromagnetic problems. Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Methods for Thermal Problems 1993; 1263-1274. [28] The simulation of coupled electromagnetic and thermal problems in microwave heating. Digital Internationl Conference on Computation in Electromagnetics 1994; 267-270. [29] Peyre, Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy 32 pp 3– (1997) This reference list is based on information provided by the publisher or from digital mathematics libraries. Its items are heuristically matched to zbMATH identifiers and may contain data conversion errors. In some cases that data have been complemented/enhanced by data from zbMATH Open. This attempts to reflect the references listed in the original paper as accurately as possible without claiming completeness or a perfect matching.