Method and apparatus for microwave heating of flowable material
US4129768A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 1977 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/802
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microwave oven is provided with a rotatable microwave transparent tube or drum positioned within the same and at an angle to the horizontal, through which material is introduced at the upper end and which flows in continuous agitation to the lower end while being subjected to microwave fields within said oven. In a preferred embodiment uniform heatingof scrap rubber particles to cause devulcanization is disclosed as an immediate useful application.
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