Title :
The microwave-drill technology
Author :
Jerby, E. ; Dikhtyar, V. ; Aktushev, O.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Ramat-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
The microwave-drill technology employs concentrated microwave energy in order to drill thermally in hard nonmetallic materials such as silicon, ceramics, glasses, concrete, and rocks. Besides drilling, this technology enables insertion of pins and nails, melting, cutting, and jointing operations. The paper describes the microwave-drill principles and its experimental implementations, and presents some of its possible applications.
Keywords :
drilling; focusing; joining processes; machining; microwave antennas; microwave heating; monopole antennas; ceramics; concentrated microwave energy; concrete; cutting; focusing; glasses; hard nonmetallic materials; jointing; melting; microwave-drill technology; monopole antenna; nail insertion; pin insertion; rocks; silicon; thermal drilling; Building materials; Ceramics industry; Coaxial components; Concrete; Drilling; Electromagnetic heating; Glass; Microwave devices; Microwave technology; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 23rd IEEE Convention of
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8427-X
DOI :
10.1109/EEEI.2004.1361143
