Weigong Li
Mechanical Engineering Department Florida International University Miami, Florida 33199
M. A. Ebadian
Mechanical Engineering Department, Florida International University The State University of Florida at Miami, Miami, FL 33199, USA
T. L. White
Fusion Energy Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
R. G. Grubb
Chemical Technology Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
D. Foster
Chemical Technology Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
As an application of microwave engineering, the new technology of concrete decontamination and decommissioning using microwave energy has been recently developed. The temperature and pore pressure within the concrete are studied theoretically in this paper. The heat and mass transfer within the porous concrete, coupled with temperature dependent dielectric property are investigated. The effects of microwave frequency (f), microwave power intensity (Q0ave), concrete porosity (φ) on the temperature and pore pressure distributions and their variations are fully discussed. The effects of the variation of complex dielectric permittivity (ε ) and presentation of different steel reinforcements are also illustrated.