This study explores the feasibility of constructing a microwave kiln for artisanal ceramics using accessible materials and homemade susceptors. Two modified microwave ovens (18 L and 50 L) were equipped with insulation and susceptors to achieve tempe...
As a new non-contact heating technology, induction heating technology has very broad application prospects in the field of fluid food heating. However, its application is inevitably affected by the heat concentration caused by uneven energy distribut...
Induction welding is a fast, clean, noncontact process that often uses a metal-mesh susceptor to facilitate localized controlled heating; however, the metal mesh presents various problems. In this study, the induction heating behavior of a 450
This study provides a novel method to prepare metal–ceramic composites from magnetically selected iron ore using microwave heating. By introducing three different microwave susceptors (activated carbon, SiC, and a mixture of activated carbon an...
The partial upgrading of “tar-like” Canadian bitumen is an essential process to reduce its viscosity to an acceptable range that meets the required pipeline specifications. An innovative and potentially greener solution has emerged in the...
α-β SiAlON/TiN composites with nominal composition of α:β = 25:75 were fabricated by microwave sintering. The effect of titanium nitride addition on the phases, microstructure, microwave absorption ability and mechanical properties (Vickers hardness...
A titanium nitride (TiN) coating using microwaves can be accomplished in air, and satisfies the required conditions of an on-demand TiN coating process. However, the coating mechanism using microwaves is not completely clear. In this study, to unders...
Microwave heating, which is caused by the interaction of electromagnetic radiation and materials, has become an important component in industrial operations across numerous industries. Despite their importance, conventional numerical simulations of m...
Induction heating is efficient, precise, cost-effective, and clean. The heating process is coupled to an electrically conducting material, usually a metal. As most polymers are dielectric and non-conducting, induction heating is not applicable. In or...
In this study, the integration of microwave-assisted technology into fixed-bed configuration processes is explored aiming to characterize and address its challenges with a customized multimodal microwave cavity. This research focuses on evaluating th...
Hybrid joints of metal- and fiber-reinforced-polymer offer great potential for lightweight applications. Thereby, a fast and reliable joining process is mandatory for mass-production applications. To this end, this study assesses inductive spot-joini...
Microwave (MW) ablation is becoming a routine technology in the interventional radiology field. A new approach combining MW ablation and chemical ablation is developed in this paper. The rationale for the development of this Microwave-Assisted Chemic...
The inductive heating of a CMC susceptor for industrial applications can generate very high process temperatures. Thus, the behavior of a silicon carbide-based matrix with carbon-fiber-reinforced carbon (C/C-SiC) as a susceptor is investigated. Speci...
A novel microwave annealing system and a specific processing condition are proposed for the pre-oxidation of carbon fiber. The microwave annealing system consists of a TM-mode resonant cavity and a silicon carbide (SiC) susceptor. The TM-mode cavity...
To optimize the deposition parameters of diamond films, the temperature, pressure, and distance between the filament and the susceptor need to be considered. However, it is difficult to precisely measure and predict the filament and susceptor tempera...
Microwave energy can be advantageously used for materials processing as it provides high heating rates and homogeneous temperature field distribution. These features are partly due to the large microwave penetration depth into dielectric materials wh...
Nanoparticles have a negative effect on the preparation of Gallium Nitride (GaN) by Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD). We developed a particle tracking and particle-wall collision model coupled with the bulk gas flow solver to investiga...
The flow behaviour under the influence of susceptor moving speed is a key factor for the fabrication of high-quality cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin films during the inline metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) process. The main purpose of t...
As the linewidth of semiconductor nanostructures continues to decrease, the criteria for acceptable surface homogeneity of silicon (Si) epi-films are becoming increasingly stringent. To address this challenge, the effect of different tilted ceiling h...
A numerical verification procedure and the effects of operating conditions in a large, vertical, and close-spaced reactor for metalorganic chemical vapor deposition are investigated through simulation and analysis. A set of epitaxy experiments are pr...
The temperature of electrostatic chuck (ESC), a wafer susceptor used in semiconductor etch equipment, must accurately control the temperature of wafers during the etching process to obtain uniform and consistent process results. Failure to control th...
N2 oxidation to NOx is a challenging reaction, and alternative routes to the industrial Ostwald process are of interest. A perovskite under flowing O2-N2 mixtures at atmospheric pressure in a quartz tube reactor was irradiated by microwaves (MW), lea...
In this work, the impact of translation rates in fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) thin films using atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition (APCVD) were studied. We demonstrated that by adjusting the translation speeds of the susceptor, the grow...
Open-cell solid foams are rigid skeletons that are permeable to fluids, and they are used as direct heaters or thermal dissipaters in many industrial applications. Using susceptors, such as dielectric materials, for the skeleton and exposing them to...
There has been a recent surge of interest in vacuum insulating glass (VIG) due to its excellent thermal insulation performance. Vacuum glazing is necessary for high-performance sealing solders and various applications in sealing technology. This pape...
The present paper focuses on the high-pressure metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) upside-down vertical reactor (where the inlet of cold gases is below a hot susceptor). This study aims to investigate thermo-kinetic phenomena taking place durin...
The paper describes one promising method and approach for the recycling, reuse, and co-resource treatment of waste photovoltaic silicon and lithium battery anode graphite. Specifically, this work considers the preparation of nano/micron silicon carbi...
A novel and cost-effective methodology is introduced for the precise prediction of the melting time of metals and alloys in a 700 W domestic microwave oven, using a hybrid SiC–graphite susceptor to ensure efficient heating without direct intera...
The parameters for metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) processes significantly influence the properties of ZnO films, especially the flow stability of the chamber, which is caused by process parameters such as the shape of reaction chambe...
Polymer parts often replace traditional metallic parts in load-bearing applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratio, with thermoplastics at the forefront. Conventional manufacturing processes rely on using fasteners or adhesives to hold co...
In the present research, we report on an innovative and quick procedure for the synthesis of metal oxides: a sol-gel procedure which is followed by two steps that are assisted by microwaves (MW) heating. First, MW heating promotes gel drying and succ...
A cascade deep learning approach is proposed for optimizing the design and control of a dual-frequency induction heating system used in semiconductor manufacturing. The system is composed of two independent power inductors, fed at different frequenci...
Microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalysis (MHC) is gaining attention due to its exciting prospects related to selective catalyst heating, enhanced energy-efficiency, and partial inhibition of detrimental side gas-phase reactions. The induced tempera...
An innovative simultaneous process, using supercritical fluid (SCF) chemistry, was used to recycle uncured prepregs and to functionalize the recovered carbon fibres with Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), to produce a new type of secondary raw mate...
Tetravalent manganese doped phosphors are emerging as a new class of efficient near-infrared emitters for applications in a variety of areas, such as bioimaging and night-vision surveillance. Novel double perovskite-type La2MgGeO6:Mn4+ phosphors were...
In the present work, an ultrasonic, an induction, and a through transmission laser welding were compared to join carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone (CF/PEEK) composites. The advantages and drawbacks of each process are discussed, as well as...
Plastic waste is currently a major concern in Romania due to the annual increase in quantities generated from anthropogenic and industrial activities, especially from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), and the need to reduce environmental impact. This stud...
Lithium aluminum germanium phosphate (LAGP) glass-ceramics are considered as promising solid-state electrolytes for Li-ion batteries. LAGP glass was prepared via the regular conventional melt-quenching method. Thermal, chemical analyses and X-ray dif...
In the present study, the feasibility to achieve localized induction heating and debonding of multi-material composite structures is assessed in testing coupons prepared by Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) and extrusion-based additive manufacturing (A...