I have been using a microwave oven to treat solid plastics. For that
purpose, I place a small glass beaker filled with water to absorb excess
microwave. The problem is that I must add water everytime I use the
microwave oven,which becomes an inconvenient chores. I am wondering
whether anybody could suggest other inexpensive and commonly available
microwave absorbing materials which does not much evaporate as water.
Roman
30
Jul
Microwave absorbing materials?
Dear Roman King:
On Apr 9, 12:42 pm, "Roman King" <machocr…@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have been using a microwave oven to treat solid plastics.
> For that purpose, I place a small glass beaker filled with
> water to absorb excess microwave.
How much water?
> The problem is that I must add water everytime I use the
> microwave oven,which becomes an inconvenient chores.
One born every minute…
> I am wondering whether anybody could suggest other
> inexpensive and commonly available microwave absorbing
> materials which does not much evaporate as water.
How about a good hygroscopic salt, and remember to leave the microwave
oven’s door open? That way it replenishes the water from the air…
David A. Smith
Roman King writes:
> I am wondering
> whether anybody could suggest other inexpensive and commonly available
> microwave absorbing materials which does not much evaporate as water.
You want a printed carbon film carefully hidden at WalMart:
http://www.popweaver.com/products/microwave/
Dear Richard J Kinch
"Richard J Kinch" <ki…@truetex.com> wrote in message
news:Xns990E99C4B63Esomeconundrum@216.196.97.131…
> Roman King writes:
>> I am wondering
>> whether anybody could suggest other inexpensive and
>> commonly available microwave absorbing materials
>> which does not much evaporate as water.
> You want a printed carbon film carefully hidden at WalMart:
> http://www.popweaver.com/products/microwave/
I would think that the kernels would dehydrate, losing the
moderating influence, and a lazy / forgetful person would then
have to replace the bag periodically.
David A. Smith
dlzc writes:
> I would think that the kernels would dehydrate, losing the
> moderating influence, and a lazy / forgetful person would then
> have to replace the bag periodically.
No, you’re using just the carbon film from the bag, not the food.
Roman King wrote:
> I have been using a microwave oven to treat solid plastics. For that
> purpose, I place a small glass beaker filled with water to absorb excess
> microwave. The problem is that I must add water everytime I use the
> microwave oven,which becomes an inconvenient chores. I am wondering
> whether anybody could suggest other inexpensive and commonly available
> microwave absorbing materials which does not much evaporate as water.
> Roman
Anything that absorbed microwaves would get hot. Water uses
a lot of the energy as heat of vaporization, and it won’t
get hotter than 100C. And it is cheap. Plus, microwave
ovens intentionally use a wavelength that is absorbed
strongly by water.
In article <131nc3073d8b…@corp.supernews.com>, Marvin <physc…@cloud9.net> wrote:
>Roman King wrote:
>> I have been using a microwave oven to treat solid plastics. For that
>> purpose, I place a small glass beaker filled with water to absorb excess
>> microwave. The problem is that I must add water everytime I use the
>> microwave oven,which becomes an inconvenient chores. I am wondering
>> whether anybody could suggest other inexpensive and commonly available
>> microwave absorbing materials which does not much evaporate as water.
>> Roman
>Anything that absorbed microwaves would get hot. Water uses
>a lot of the energy as heat of vaporization, and it won’t
>get hotter than 100C. And it is cheap. Plus, microwave
>ovens intentionally use a wavelength that is absorbed
>strongly by water.
.. or to be a little more accurate, the O-H bond
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Bruce Sinclair wrote:
> In article <131nc3073d8b…@corp.supernews.com>, Marvin <physc…@cloud9.net> wrote:
> >Roman King wrote:
> >> I have been using a microwave oven to treat solid plastics. For that
> >> purpose, I place a small glass beaker filled with water to absorb excess
> >> microwave. The problem is that I must add water everytime I use the
> >> microwave oven,which becomes an inconvenient chores. I am wondering
> >> whether anybody could suggest other inexpensive and commonly available
> >> microwave absorbing materials which does not much evaporate as water.
> >> Roman
> >Anything that absorbed microwaves would get hot. Water uses
> >a lot of the energy as heat of vaporization, and it won’t
> >get hotter than 100C. And it is cheap. Plus, microwave
> >ovens intentionally use a wavelength that is absorbed
> >strongly by water.
> .. or to be a little more accurate, the O-H bond
In point of fact a microwave oven is specifically tuned *away* from
absorption lines into overall lossiness. If it were in resonance with
an absorption it would have no useful penetration depth.
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