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Calculation of Critical Efficiency Factors of Microwave Energy Conversion into Heat
Author(s) -
Cherbański R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201100405
Subject(s) - microwave , energy conversion efficiency , microwave heating , efficient energy use , materials science , energy transformation , thermodynamics , convection , nuclear engineering , adsorption , mechanics , chemistry , optoelectronics , physics , engineering , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering
Abstract A modeling approach aimed at calculating critical efficiency factors of microwave energy conversion into heat for different operating conditions is presented. In the experimental part, an efficiency factor was determined for microwave heating of 13X zeolites in a multimode microwave cavity. A comparison of the obtained results with the results reported in the literature indicated that microwave heating (MH) can be more energy‐efficient than convective heating (CH). Moreover, it follows from the performed simulations that maintaining the same adsorbent bed temperatures in MH and CH for increasing gas flow rates rises energy consumptions in CH and decreases the critical efficiency factors, thereby improving the economic efficiency of MH.