Microwave Solutions for Ceramic Engineers

This book is a summary of microwave processing research, processing and characterization tools, and applications specifically applicable to ceramic engineers. It will serve as an update/summary of research related to microwave processing of ceramic materials and as an introductory book to those wishing to initiate microwave studies or who wish to determine the potential applications in their area of expertise.

David E. Clark is the editor of Microwave Solutions for Ceramic Engineers, published by Wiley. Diane C. Folz is the editor of Microwave Solutions for Ceramic Engineers, published by Wiley.

Preface

ix

Introduction: What is Microwave Processing?

1

(34)

D.E. Clark

D.C. Folz

The Basics

Microwave Processing of Ceramic Materials

35

(32)

W.H. Sutton

Principles of Industrial Microwave and RF Heating

67

(20)

R.F. Schiffmann

Fundamental Interaction Mechanisms Between Microwaves and Matter

87

(18)

R.E. Newnham

S.J. Jang

M. Xu

F. Jones

Microwave Material Interactions and Process Design Modeling

105

(12)

W.R. Tinga

Modeling of Multi-Frequency Microwave Sintering of ZnO Ceramic

117

(10)

A. Birman

B. Levush

Y. Carmel

D. Gershon

D. Dadon

L.P. Martin

M. Rosen

Equipment Safety for Microwave and Radio Frequency Processing of Ceramics

127

(16)

J.F. Gerling

Fundamentals and Application of Dielectric Heating Technologies for Materials Processing: A Review

143

(18)

J.W. Cresko

Putting It Into Practice

Microwave Drying of Electrical Porcelain: A Feasibility Study

161

(8)

W.A. Hendrix

T. Martin

Microwave Energy Versus Convected Hot Air for Rapidly Drying Ceramic Tile

169

(8)

D.A. Earl

D.E. Clark

R.L. Schulz

Microwave Sintering Kilogram Batches of Silicon Nitride

177

(10)

P.A. Apte

W.D. MacDonald

Sintering of Traditional Ceramics By Microwaves (84 GHz and 2.45 GHz)

187

(10)

S. Takayama

M. Mizuno

S. Obata

T. Shimada

K. Satake

M. Sato

T. Mutoh

T. Shimotuma

S. Ito

K. Ida

T. Inoue

K. Esaki

O. Motojima

M. Fujiwara

Microwave Plasma Sintering of Alumina

197

(8)

M.P. Sweeney

D.L. Johnson

Microwave Processing of Ceramics, Composites and Metallic Materials

205

(24)

D. Agrawal

J. Cheng

Y. Fang

R. Roy

Microwave Plasma Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Application of Microwave to Produce New Materials

229

(10)

D.V. Szabo

D. Vollath

W. Arnold

Hybrid Microwave Firing of Heavy Clay Products

239

(10)

G.V.A. Tayler

M. Anderson

M. Hamlyn

Annealing and Self-Healing of Microwaved Ceramics

249

(6)

M.S. Morrow

D.E. Schechter

P.A. Eggleston

H.E. Huey

Q.S. Wang

Enhancement of Cutting Performance of Cemented Carbide Cutting Tools by Microwave Treatment

255

(8)

S. Aravindan

J. Ramkumar

S.K. Malhotra

R. Krishnamurthy

Microwave Heating of Glass

263

(6)

U. Kolberg

H. Roemer

Surface Modification of Sodium Aluminosilicate Glasses Using Microwave Energy

269

(8)

Z. Fathi

I. Ahmad

J.H. Simmons

D.E. Clark

A.R. Lodding

Microwave Crystallization of Glass

277

(10)

A. Boonyapiwat

D.C. Folz

D.E. Clark

Microwave Joining of Engineering Ceramics

287

(12)

J.G.P. Binner

P.A. Davis

T.E. Cross

J.A. Fernie

Auto Ignition Synthesis and Microwave Sintering of Nanocrystalline Ceramics

299

(14)

S.B. Bhaduri

W.R. Tinga

J.G. Huang

E.H. Zhou

S. Bhaduri

The Tools

Designing Industrial Microwave Heating Systems for Safe Operation: Batch Ovens

313

(10)

R.F. Schiffmann

A Technical Review of Equipment and Methods for Waveguide Power Measurement in Microwave Heating Applications

323

(12)

J.F. Gerling

Sintering of Ceramics Using Low-Frequency RF Power

335

(10)

J.B.O. Caughman

D.J. Hoffman

F.W. Baity

M.A. Akerman

S.C. Forrester

M.D. Kass

Materials Processing Via Variable Frequency Microwave Irradiation

345

(10)

R.S. Garard

Z. Fathi

J.B. Wei

MM-Wave Processing of Ceramics

355

(10)

G. Link

W. Bauer

A. Weddigen

H.-J. Ritzhaupt-Kleissl

M. Thumm

Temperature Measurement in a 2.45 GHz Microwave Furnace

365

(10)

D.J. Grellinger

M.A. Janney

Temperature Measurement in Microwave-Heated Silicon Wafers

375

(10)

K. Thompson

J.H. Booske

R.F. Cooper

Y.B. Gianchandani

S. Ge

Scanning Dielectric Analysis---Another Analytical Tool for Ceramics Studies

385

(16)

R.M. Hutcheon

J. Mouris

P. Hayward

C. Pickles

Profiting from Microwaves

Microwave and RF Energy Utilization---Expert and Audience Perspectives

401

(12)

W.R. Tinga

Dielectric Heating: EPRI's Perspective on the Market and the Technology

413

(12)

C. Gellings

Commercialization---Steps to Successful Applications and Scaleup

425

(6)

B. Krieger

Commercializing Microwave Systems: Paths to Success or Failure

431

(10)

R.F. Schiffmann

An Industrial Application of Microwave Heating: Continuous Drying of Inorganic Salts

441

(6)

J.I. Ortigosa

Scaling Up the Microwave Firing of Ceramics

447

(10)

F.C.R. Wroe

Microwave-Assisted Processing---From Laboratory to Production

457

(6)

S.M. Bond

Parallam---New Structural Wood Composite

463

(6)

M.T. Churchland

Appendix 1

469

(5)

Appendix 2

474

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