CommTech Talks
The Magic behind the Radio Frequency Heating: The Microwave Oven
Erika Schnitzel
HR Consultant di Altran Italia
Gabriele Manili
Consultant/Engineer di Altran Italia
Pierluigi Chiusolo
Jr. Consultant/Engineer di Altran Italia
DEIB - Sala Conferenze
January 13th, 2016
4.45 pm
Erika Schnitzel
HR Consultant di Altran Italia
Gabriele Manili
Consultant/Engineer di Altran Italia
Pierluigi Chiusolo
Jr. Consultant/Engineer di Altran Italia
DEIB - Sala Conferenze
January 13th, 2016
4.45 pm
Abstract
On January 13th, 2016, at 4.45 pm, a new CommTech Talk will take place at DEIB Conference Room.
After Expo, the guests of this seminar will talk about food and cooking mechanisms by an unconventional point of view to understand how electromagnetic waves interact with matter.
Microwave ovens are today widespread home appliances: since their invention back in the 50s they can nowadays be found in every home.
Its ease of use and cooking speed, together with a significant reduction of prices during the years, contributed to an exponential diffusion of this product.
Despite its widespread availability, its physical principle of operation and design guidelines are still a mystery for many.
How do microwaves cook? Why is there a rotating turntable inside the cavity? Why is it so hard to get a good defrost? How are microwaves sealed inside the cavity? What is the principle of operation of the microwave source: the magnetron?
Altran Italia addresses these and many other questions in the technical seminary "The Magic Behind Radio Frequency Heating: The Microwave Oven": the lecture gives and introduction to the invention of the microwave oven and explains the impact of dielectric properties of foodstuff on the heating. It covers the physical principles of operation and design guidelines of the resonant cavity, and the techniques of impedance matching of the microwave generator: the magnetron.
Registration:
http://tinyurl.com/commtechpolimi
CommTech Talks @ POLIMI are a series of seminars and panels organized weekly by the study program in Telecommunications Engineering and the master of science track in Internet Engineering of Politecnico di Milano for stimulating the networking between students and people from industry and research.
After Expo, the guests of this seminar will talk about food and cooking mechanisms by an unconventional point of view to understand how electromagnetic waves interact with matter.
Microwave ovens are today widespread home appliances: since their invention back in the 50s they can nowadays be found in every home.
Its ease of use and cooking speed, together with a significant reduction of prices during the years, contributed to an exponential diffusion of this product.
Despite its widespread availability, its physical principle of operation and design guidelines are still a mystery for many.
How do microwaves cook? Why is there a rotating turntable inside the cavity? Why is it so hard to get a good defrost? How are microwaves sealed inside the cavity? What is the principle of operation of the microwave source: the magnetron?
Altran Italia addresses these and many other questions in the technical seminary "The Magic Behind Radio Frequency Heating: The Microwave Oven": the lecture gives and introduction to the invention of the microwave oven and explains the impact of dielectric properties of foodstuff on the heating. It covers the physical principles of operation and design guidelines of the resonant cavity, and the techniques of impedance matching of the microwave generator: the magnetron.
Registration:
http://tinyurl.com/commtechpolimi
CommTech Talks @ POLIMI are a series of seminars and panels organized weekly by the study program in Telecommunications Engineering and the master of science track in Internet Engineering of Politecnico di Milano for stimulating the networking between students and people from industry and research.