Numerical Modeling of Continuous Flow Microwave Heating: A Critical Comparison of COMSOL and ANSYS.

The article discusses a study which compared the results of numerical modeling of continuous flow microwave heating using the COMSOL Multiphysics v3.4 and ANSYS 8.0 software packages. The primary aim was to develop a three dimensional (3-D) model in COMSOL based on coupling of Maxwell's equation with heat and momentum transport equations. The COMSOL and ANSYS models were in close agreement in their prediction of power loss. Both models produced similar temperature profile prediction.