Numerical Simulation of Temperature and Electric Field Distributions in the Microwave Heating of Petroleum Coke

Authors H. Yanuar1 , D. Kacaribu1, U. Lazuardi1, J. Copriady2, M. Mardhiansyah3
Affiliations

1Department of Physics, Universitas Riau, 28132 Pekanbaru, Indonesia

2Department of Chemistry Education, Universitas Riau, 28132 Pekanbaru, Indonesia

3Department of Forestry, Universitas Riau, 28132 Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Е-mail yanuar.hamzah@gmail.com
Issue Volume 12, Year 2020, Number 3
Dates Received 19 January 2019; revised manuscript received 15 June 2020; published online 25 June 2020
Citation H. Yanuar, D. Kacaribu, U. Lazuardi, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 12 No 3, 03006 (2020)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.12(3).03006
PACS Number(s) 02.60.Cb, 41.20.Jb
Keywords Petroleum coke, Activated carbon, Microwave oven, Finite element (6) , COMSOL (4) .
Annotation

Numerical simulation of microwave heating of petroleum coke (PC) was successfully predicted by COMSOL Multiphysics software version 5.2. The simulation is used to study how the temperature and electric field are distributed inside the domestic microwave oven. The simulation study was performed at a microwave input power of 500 W and time of 60 s. Numerical modelling has shown that an optimal temperature can be generated while heating a PC sample. The gradient temperatures of the PC sample change with a combination of cavity and the energy dissipated in the sample, an optimal temperature of which is 898 K. Moreover, a decrease in the electric field distribution was observed by conduction inside the PC sample. The results may provide a reference for the study of heating of PC by microwave energy.

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