Abstract
One of the most critical technical issues associated with the microwave processing of ceramics is understanding the propagation of electromagnetic waves within the physical structure and the interaction mechanisms of the fields with the materials that make up the green body. This report emphasizes new research in the application of finite difference EM codes to a variety of percolating and non-percolating ceramic-air microstructure geometries. A new model that describes the boundaries between particles in porous ceramics in terms of fractal-geometry surfaces separated by a dielectrically inactive or glassy layer, and its implications for microwave sintering are described in detail.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 106 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science - Boston, MA, USA Duration: 3 Jun 1996 → 5 Jun 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering