Coupled analysis of electromagnetic wave and heat conduction with rotational motion of heated target and temperature-dependent complex permittivity

In order to evaluate the heated process of the target, S parameter, and initial design of cavity size in the furnaces for dielectric heating such as microwave ovens, the coupled analysis of electromagnetic wave and heat conduction (EM‐HC coupled analysis) is a useful tool for practical design. In this paper, valuable EM‐HC coupled analysis with rotational motion of heated target such as turntable and temperature‐dependent complex permittivity by using edge‐based finite element method is proposed. As a result of useful investigation of the proposed method, the effectiveness in tracing the detailed temperature rise of dielectric target is demonstrated. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 169(1): 9–19, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/eej.20810