Title: Apparatus and method for continuous microwave drying of ceramics
Application Number: 00809947 Application Date: 2000.06.16
Publication Number: 1360674 Publication Date: 2002.07.24
Approval Pub. Date: 2003.12.03 Granted Pub. Date: 2003.12.03
International Classifi-cation: F26B3/08;F26B3/34;F26B13/00;F26B13/06;H05B6/70;H05B6/76
Applicant(s) Name: Corning Inc. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: C.R. Araya;R.A. Boyko
Attorney & Agent: zhang lanyang
Abstract:
    The invention is directed at an apparatus (10) capable of the continuous drying of ceramic articles which produces little or no microwave radiation emission. The drying apparatus comprises a microwave heating chamber (12), for heating a ceramic, having an entrance (14) and an exit end and a material flow axis along which the ceramic articles are conveyed. Positioned adjacent the entrance and exit ends of the microwave heating chamber, respectively, are a first and second attenuation chamber each having an entrance and an exit end. An inlet chamber, having a material flow path, is connected to the entrance end of the first attenuation chamber with a portion of the material flow path disposed at an angle to the flow axis. Connected to the exit end of the second attenuation chamber is an outlet chamber having a second material flow path; again at least a portion of the material flow path is at an angle to the material flow axis.
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