Systems and methods are provided for annealing a semiconductor structure. In one embodiment, the method includes providing an energy-converting structure proximate a semiconductor structure, the energy-converting structure comprising a material having a loss tangent larger than that of the semiconductor structure; providing a heat reflecting structure between the semiconductor structure and the energy-converting structure; and providing microwave radiation to the energy-converting structure and the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure may include at least one material selected from the group consisting of boron-doped silicon germanium, silicon phosphide, titanium, nickel, silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, silicon carbide, n-type doped silicon, and aluminum capped silicon carbide. The heat reflecting structure may include a material substantially transparent to microwave radiation and having substantial reflectivity with respect to infrared radiation.

The present invention relates to a method for heating or cooking a frozen food product with a susceptor in a solid state microwave oven wherein the method comprises a first heating step at a low absorption frequency and a second heating step at a high absorption frequency.

An apparatus for preparing a cannabis edible, including methods of delivery and preparation, comprises a first container, a second container, and a pan which are secured in a first housing. The apparatus further includes a tray which together with the first housing is placed in a second housing. The first container includes a lid and is used to store cannabis extract having a predetermined dosage of cannabinoid resin. The second container is used to store a food mix. The pan is used to mix the cannabis extract and the food mix in a mixture. The tray is used to cover an open top section of the pan after the mixture is heated and may further include a plurality of notches along its sides as portion indicators.

A field of thermal treatment of ceramic materials is provided, and relates to a method for thermal treatment of a solid ceramic part in a microwave cavity, the direction of the electrical field E being substantially uniform in an empty cavity, comprising the steps that consist of placing, in the cavity, at least one ceramic part surrounded by at least one first susceptor with dimensions, material and arrangement configured to emit infrared radiation, each first susceptor including at least one first main surface, each first main surface being an adjusted surface in which the cone distances are parallel to the electrical field E, and of emitting the microwaves into the cavity.

A method for processing articles using a microwave heating system includes obtaining an operating profile for heating a type of article using the microwave heating system. The operating profile includes a temperature-time profile for a target F.sub.0 value and a group of set point values for achieving the temperature-time profile, the group of set point values including a target for a control parameter of the microwave heating system. Using a control system operatively coupled to the microwave heating system, the microwave heating system is operated in accordance with the group of set point values such that each of the articles achieves an F.sub.0 value that is greater than or equal to the target F.sub.0 value.

A microwave furnace includes a microwave casket having an inner surface forming an internal cavity. A heatable body, formed at least in part of a microwave susceptor material, is located in the internal cavity of the casket and heats in response to a microwave field. A thermal control system is provided, which includes a fluid flow path extending through the casket and has an inlet and an outlet formed in the microwave casket. A portion of the fluid flow path is adjacent the heatable body. The thermal control system flows a thermal transfer fluid through the fluid flow path via the inlet to absorb heat from the heatable body and to transfer the absorbed heat along the fluid flow path until the thermal transfer fluid exits the fluid flow path via the outlet.

A fiber pre-oxidization device of the present disclosure basically has a transmitting unit and a microwave processing unit. The microwave processing unit is installed with at least one magnetron and a gas supplying unit, wherein the magnetron is disposed at an oven body of the transmitting unit, and the gas supplying unit is connected to the oven body. By focusing the microwave, an ultra-fast pre-oxidization process is applied on a fiber yarn bunch which continuously passes the oven body, and thus the fiber yarn bunch is processed to form an oxidation fiber yarn bunch. Thus, not only an oxidization time of an oxidation fiber can be reduced, but also the shell-core structure of the oxidation fiber can be reduced. Even, the oxidation fiber has no obvious shell-core. Accordingly, relatively positive and reliable means for increasing the performance of carbon fiber are provided.

The present disclosure relates to a carbon fiber recycling device for recycling carbon fiber from a carbon fiber polymer composite by using a microwave. The carbon fiber recycling device includes at least one microwave supplying unit and a cavity. By radiating the microwave on the carbon fiber polymer composite, energy of the microwave is quickly absorbed by the carbon fiber to quickly increase a temperature of the carbon fiber, and the carbon fiber polymer composite is effectively and quickly decomposed to remove most polymer matrix of the carbon fiber polymer composite, so as to achieve the objective of recycling the carbon fiber indeed.

An assembly is provided for a structure. This assembly includes a composite skin and a thermal anti-icing system. The composite skin extends between an exterior surface and an interior surface. The thermal anti-icing system includes a susceptor and a waveguide. The susceptor and the waveguide are integrated into the composite skin between the exterior surface and the interior surface. The waveguide is configured to direct microwaves to the susceptor for melting and/or preventing ice accumulation on the exterior surface.

An assembly is provided for an aircraft structure. This aircraft structure assembly includes an acoustic panel and a thermal anti-icing system. The acoustic panel includes an exterior surface. The thermal anti-icing system includes a susceptor and a microwave system. The susceptor is configured with the acoustic panel. The microwave system is configured to direct microwaves to the susceptor for melting and/or preventing ice accumulation on the exterior surface.