relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/5199/ title: Numerical simulation of microwave heating for soot oxidation creator: Al-Wakeel, H.B. creator: Abdul Karim, Z.A. creator: Al-Kayiem, H.H. description: This paper presents the simulation of microwave heating by coupling high frequency electromagnetic with transient heat transfer using finite element method edge base of ANSYS software. Helmholtz equation of electric field has been formulated from Maxwell equations to predict electric field and the mathematical model of transient thermal analysis was included. Three cases have been examined numerically to investigate electric field, dissipated heat, temperature distribution and weight loss of soot at operation frequency 2.45 GHz. The simulation results showed that heat is generated from inside to outside of soot. The temperature at penetration depth increased till ignition point and after further heating, maximum temperature was attained, followed by temperature decreases due to mass transport. Maximum electric field was found to be located on the front face for the small samples with dimensions less than penetration depth. The predicted results have been compared with experimental results which show the validity of the simulation. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd date: 2014 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Al-Wakeel, H.B. and Abdul Karim, Z.A. and Al-Kayiem, H.H. (2014) Numerical simulation of microwave heating for soot oxidation. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 564. pp. 256-262. ISSN 16609336 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903551394&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.564.256&partnerID=40&md5=a088ad56a98a6b28f16d2967cc9bd943 relation: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.564.256 identifier: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.564.256