Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering, Department of
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Date of this Version
2010
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Due to inherent nature of standing wave patterns of microwaves inside a cavity and dielectric properties of different components in a food, microwave heating leaves non-uniform distribution of energy inside the food volumetrically. Achieving heating uniformity plays critical role in improving the safety of microwave heated products. In this paper, we present a method for assessing heating uniformity within domestic microwave ovens. A custom designed container
was used to assess heating uniformity of a range of microwave ovens using IR camera. The study suggested that the best place to place food in a microwave oven is not at center but near the edge of turntable.
Comments
2010 PROCEEDINGS, International Microwave Power Institute’s 44th Annual Symposium, DENVER, July 14-16, 2010