This paper examines the RF heating of the contaminants on a diamond window. Both heating of an isolated internal graphite impurity, and of a thin film on the window surface, are discussed. Comparison with recent experiments is given. It is found that heating of isolated internal graphite impurities is unlikely to account for diamond window failure. Upon averaging over the entire window, the thi...

In this paper, kinetic models are discussed with respect to their uses in describing the intrinsic thermal mortality of insect pests. A unique heating block system was used to obtain kinetic information for the thermal mortality of codling moth larvae. The kinetic data demonstrated the possibility to develop high-temperature-short-time thermal treatments to control codling moth and reduce therm...

The current microbial reduction techniques have low consumer acceptance or may an adverse effect on the quality of spices and herbs. This requires a need for alternative decontamination method that can effectively reduce load minimize food losses. Radio frequency (RF) heating is dielectric has been proven effective to pasteurize various low-moisture foods. present research was designed evaluate...

Several recent studies have found that measuring the dielectric permittivity of soil can be used to determine level environmental pollution. However, there is limited research on measurement properties in contaminated with biodiesel-diesel blends from Thailand. This paper presents monitor blends. Specifically, we use commercial grade diesel B7 contaminate a sample sand soil. We also study using...