Optimized motion and location of intense microwave fields within a heating system
    12.
    发明授权
    Optimized motion and location of intense microwave fields within a heating system 有权
    在加热系统中优化运动和强烈微波场的位置

    公开(公告)号:US09179505B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-03

    申请号:US13799684

    申请日:2013-03-13

    摘要: A method and system for heating a plurality of articles is provided. The method includes discharging microwave energy into a microwave chamber and passing a plurality of articles through the heating zone. At least a portion of the microwave energy discharged into the heating zone may first be phase shifted using one or more phase shifting devices. One embodiment of a rotatable phase shifting device is also provided and includes an elongated fixed member disposed proximate a rotatable housing. The phase shifting device employed by the microwave heating system is configured such that the ratio of the article residence time in the heating zone to the phase shifting rate is at least about 4:1. Rotatable phase shifting devices, or variable phase short circuits, as described herein can also be used in other applications, such as, for example, as impedance or frequency tuning devices.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于加热多个物品的方法和系统。 该方法包括将微波能量放入微波室并使多个物品通过加热区。 可以使用一个或多个相移装置首先将放入加热区的微波能量的至少一部分进行相移。 还提供了可旋转相移装置的一个实施例,并且包括靠近可旋转壳体设置的细长固定构件。 由微波加热系统采用的相移装置被配置成使得在加热区域中的制品停留时间与相移速率之比至少为4:1。 如本文所述的可旋转相移装置或可变相位短路也可用于其它应用中,例如阻抗或频率调谐装置。

    DETERMINATION OF A HEATING PROFILE FOR A LARGE-SCALE MICROWAVE HEATING SYSTEM
    16.
    发明申请
    DETERMINATION OF A HEATING PROFILE FOR A LARGE-SCALE MICROWAVE HEATING SYSTEM 有权
    用于大规模微波加热系统的加热型材的测定

    公开(公告)号:US20130240518A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-19

    申请号:US13799991

    申请日:2013-03-13

    IPC分类号: H05B6/78

    摘要: A method for heating a plurality of articles according to a prescribed heating profile is provided. The method includes heating a first test article in a small-scale microwave heating system and, based on the value of one or more parameters determined during this small-scale heating, determining a prescribed heating profile for the test article. Suitable parameters can include for example, net power discharged, sequential microwave distribution, average temperature and flow rate of the fluid in the heating chamber, and residence time. The heating profile can then be used to control a commercial-scale microwave heating system used to heat a plurality of similar articles.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种根据规定的加热曲线加热多个物品的方法。 该方法包括加热小型微波加热系统中的第一测试物品,并且基于在该小型加热期间确定的一个或多个参数的值,确定测试物品的规定加热曲线。 合适的参数可以包括例如净功率放电,连续的微波分布,加热室中的流体的平均温度和流速以及停留时间。 然后可以使用加热曲线来控制用于加热多个类似物品的商业规模的微波加热系统。

    Multi-line microwave heating system with optimized launcher configuration
    19.
    发明授权
    Multi-line microwave heating system with optimized launcher configuration 有权
    多线微波加热系统具有优化的启动器配置

    公开(公告)号:US09380650B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-28

    申请号:US13799907

    申请日:2013-03-13

    摘要: A microwave heating system configured to heat a plurality of articles and a process for using the same is provided. The heating system includes at least two laterally-spaced parallel convey lines and two or more groups of microwave launchers configured to heat articles transported along each convey line. The groups of microwave launchers can include pairs of oppositely disposed launchers that are spaced apart from one another along the axis of convey. When the system includes multiple convey lines, adjacent launcher groups are staggered relative to one another in the convey direction. Heating articles, such as foodstuffs or medical fluids or equipment in such a system, minimize undesirable interference between launchers of adjacent groups and provide a more uniform heating field.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种构造成加热多个物品的微波加热系统及其使用过程。 加热系统包括至少两个横向间隔开的平行输送管线和两组或更多组微波发射器,其被配置为加热沿着每条输送线路运送的物品。 微波发射器组可以包括沿着输送轴线彼此间隔开的成对的相对设置的发射器。 当系统包括多个输送线时,相邻的发射器组在输送方向上相对于彼此交错。 诸如食品或医疗流体的加热物品或这种系统中的设备使相邻组的发射器之间的不期望的干扰最小化,并提供更均匀的加热场。

    Commercial scale microwave heating system
    20.
    发明授权
    Commercial scale microwave heating system 有权
    商业微波加热系统

    公开(公告)号:US09357589B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-31

    申请号:US13799799

    申请日:2013-03-13

    摘要: A microwave heating system for continuously heating a plurality of articles and process for using the same are provided. The microwave system includes a thermalization zone for thermalizing the articles to a substantially uniform temperature, a microwave heating zone for increasing the temperature of the articles by at least about 50° C., and a quench zone for cooling the articles after heating. The heating can be carried out at a rate of at least 25° C. per minute. The system also includes at least one conveyance system for transporting the articles through each of the thermalization, microwave heating, and quench zones. The system can be commercial-sized and may have an overall production rate of at least 20 packages per minute per convey line.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于连续加热多个物品的微波加热系统及其使用方法。 微波系统包括用于将制品热成型至基本均匀的温度的热化区,用于将制品的温度升高至少约50℃的微波加热区和用于在加热之后冷却制品的骤冷区。 加热可以以每分钟至少25℃的速率进行。 该系统还包括至少一个输送系统,用于通过每个热化,微波加热和骤冷区输送物品。 该系统可以是商业尺寸的,并且可以具有每个输送线每分钟至少20个包装的总生产率。