Recent Microwave Technologies


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Microwave bands range from 300 MHz to 300 GHz of the electromagnetic spectrum. These signals can be used in communication, networking, astronomy, and biomedical engineering, among other fields. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the physics of microwave signals, techniques for modeling these signals, uses of these signals in various fields, and the underlying principles of some of the latest microwave devices currently available.




The Microwave Processing of Foods


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The Microwave Processing of Foods, Second Edition, has been updated and extended to include the many developments that have taken place over the past 10 years. Including new chapters on microwave assisted frying, microwave assisted microbial inactivation, microwave assisted disinfestation, this book continues to provide the basic principles for microwave technology, while also presenting current and emerging research trends for future use development. Led by an international team of experts, this book will serve as a practical guide for those interested in applying microwave technology. - Provides thoroughly up-to-date information on the basics of microwaves and microwave heating - Discusses the main factors for the successful application of microwaves and the main problems that may arise - Includes current and potential future applications for real-world application as well as new research and advances - Includes new chapters on microwave-assisted frying, microbial inactivation, and disinfestation




Novel Technologies for Microwave and Millimeter — Wave Applications


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Novel Technologies for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Applications provides an overview of current research status in selected field, to facilitate a learning process from concepts to practices, from component design to system architecture, and from small scale to large scale. Each chapter focuses on a topic and is organized to be self-sufficient. Contents in each chapter include concise description of relevant background information, major issues, current trend and future challenges. Useful references are also listed for further reading. Novel Technologies for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Applications is suitable as a textbook for senior or graduate courses in microwave engineering.




Development of Packaging and Products for Use in Microwave Ovens


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The efficient design of microwave food products and associated packaging materials for optimum food quality and safety requires knowledge of product dielectric properties and associated heating mechanisms, careful consideration of product geometry, knowledge of modern packaging and ingredient technologies, and application of computer simulation, statistics and experimental design. Integrated knowledge and efficient application of these tools is essential for those developing food products in this demanding field.Development of packaging and products for use in microwave ovens provides a focused and comprehensive review for developers. Part one discusses the principles of microwave heating and ovens, with an emphasis on the effect of food dielectric properties and geometry on heating uniformity and optimising the flavours and colours of microwave foods. Microwave packaging materials and design are discussed in Part two; chapters cover rigid packaging, susceptors and shielding. Product development, food, packaging and oven safety is the topic of Part three. Computer modelling of microwave products and active packaging is discussed in Part four.Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, Development of packaging and products for use in microwave ovens is a valuable resource for those in the food and packaging industries. - Comprehensively reviews the principles of microwave heating and ovens assessing the effect of food dielectric properties on heating uniformity - Thoroughly reviews microwave packaging materials and design including testing and regulatory issues - Features a seven page section of colour diagrams to show heat distributions




Microwave Technologies - Recent Advances and New Trends and Applications


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This book is intended to serve as a technology reference for graduate students, researchers, and engineers on various microwave engineering subjects. The chapters encompass a wide range of topics in microwave engineering from its core science for developers to state-of-the-art applications for its users. Besides the fundamental technology-related chapters, such as advanced analysis techniques of microstrip structures using the finite difference time domain in Julia and tunable microwave filter designs, there are chapters covering implementations of microwave technology in different applications such as medical imaging, medical heating, food drying, and remote sensing for radio astronomy. The chapters are written based on a collection of theses, research papers, and case analyses by field experts and academicians. The title of the book reflects that each chapter elaborates on a recent advancement or a brand-new application of microwave engineering.




Microwave Processing of Materials


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Microwaves can be effectively used in the processing of industrial materials under a wide range of conditions. However, microwave processing is complex and multidisciplinary in nature, and a high degree of technical knowledge is needed to determine how, when, and where the technology can be most profitably utilized. This book assesses the potential of microwave technology for industrial applications, reviews the latest equipment and processing methods, and identifies both the gaps in understanding of microwave processing technology and the promising development opportunities that take advantage of this new technology's unique performance characteristics.




High Power Microwave Sources and Technologies Using Metamaterials


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Explore the latest research avenues in the field of high-power microwave sources and metamaterials A stand-alone follow-up to the highly successful High Power Microwave Sources and Technologies, the new High Power Microwave Sources and Technologies Using Metamaterials, demonstrates how metamaterials have impacted the field of high-power microwave sources and the new directions revealed by the latest research. It’s written by a distinguished team of researchers in the area who explore a new paradigm within which to consider the interaction of microwaves with material media. Providing contributions from multiple institutions that discuss theoretical concepts as well as experimental results in slow wave structure design, this edited volume also discusses how traditional periodic structures used since the 1940s and 1950s can have properties that, until recently, were attributed to double negative metamaterial structures. The book also includes: A thorough introduction to high power microwave oscillators and amplifiers, as well as how metamaterials can be introduced as slow wave structures and other components Comprehensive explorations of theoretical concepts in dispersion engineering for slow wave structure design, including multi-transmission line models and particle-in-cell code virtual prototyping models Practical discussions of experimental measurements in dispersion engineering for slow wave structure design In-depth examinations of passive and active components, as well as the temporal evolution of electromagnetic fields High Power Microwave Sources and Technologies Using Metamaterials is a perfect resource for graduate students and researchers in the areas of nuclear and plasma sciences, microwaves, and antennas.




Precision Agriculture Technologies for Food Security and Sustainability


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Precision agriculture integrates new technologies with the agronomic experience to intelligently manage the high spatial variability of all agricultural variables and the time scales at which these variables change. The right application of this approach increases the size and quality of the agricultural production; saves resources; improves environmental quality; helps to achieve self-sufficiency, food security, and agricultural sustainability; increases exports; and more. Precision Agriculture Technologies for Food Security and Sustainability is an essential reference source that compiles a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of current research in the field of precision agriculture. It also discusses cutting-edge tools and models that can help facilitate and improve the systems implementation. Featuring coverage of a wide range of topics including agronomy, public policy, and internet of things, this book is ideally designed for agriculturalists, government officials, economists, environmentalists, academicians, researchers, students, and engineers in the fields of electronics, ICT, and agriculture.




RF and Microwave Passive and Active Technologies


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In the high frequency world, the passive technologies required to realize RF and microwave functionality present distinctive challenges. SAW filters, dielectric resonators, MEMS, and waveguide do not have counterparts in the low frequency or digital environment. Even when conventional lumped components can be used in high frequency applications, their behavior does not resemble that observed at lower frequencies. RF and Microwave Passive and Active Technologies provides detailed information about a wide range of component technologies used in modern RF and microwave systems. Updated chapters include new material on such technologies as MEMS, device packaging, surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters, bipolar junction and heterojunction transistors, and high mobility electron transistors (HMETs). The book also features a completely rewritten section on wide bandgap transistors.




Microwave and Wireless Communications Technology


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This text offers a practical, device-based approach to the study of microwave and wireless communications. Student objectives, questions and problems, and end-of-chapter summaries are used to reinforce the points made