TY - JOUR A1 - Plaza González, Pedro AU - Monzó Cabrera, Juan AU - Sánchez Hernández, David Agapito AU - Catalá Civera, José Manuel T1 - New approach for the prediction of the electric field distribution in multimode microwave-heating applicators with mode stirrers Y1 - 2004 SN - 0018-9464 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10317/850 AB - We present a new approach for inferring the electric field distribution inside materials in multimode cavities with mode stirrers.We calculate the electric field in the dielectric material by a two-dimensional modeling of a typical multimode microwave applicator with some mobile metallic sheets. We compare simulated results with classical approaches, such as Lambert’s law or a constant electric field distribution. The proposed method allows for a better understanding of how these structures can be applied for heating materials when computing the microwave energy absorption in the dielectric. Finally, we perform experimental tests in a microwave multimode oven for validating purposes. KW - Teoría de la Señal y las Comunicaciones KW - Materiales dieléctricos KW - Calefacción electromagnética KW - Análisis por elementos finitos KW - Modo agitador LA - eng PB - IEEE Magnetics Society ER -