The feasibility of microwave destruction of woodworms has been assessed, and the lethal temperature of a particular woodworm (Hylotrupes bajulus L.) has been carefully determined. This is a function of larva weight and appears to be confined to a narrow range of few degrees around 52-53-degrees-C. A theoretical model demonstrates that, in typical situations, larvae heated by electromagnetic fields reach temperatures substantially higher than the surrounding wood. Preliminary experiments confirm these results and indicate that a technique based on microwave heating of infested wood can be successfully applied in practice.
Microwave Destruction of Woodworms
1994
Abstract
The feasibility of microwave destruction of woodworms has been assessed, and the lethal temperature of a particular woodworm (Hylotrupes bajulus L.) has been carefully determined. This is a function of larva weight and appears to be confined to a narrow range of few degrees around 52-53-degrees-C. A theoretical model demonstrates that, in typical situations, larvae heated by electromagnetic fields reach temperatures substantially higher than the surrounding wood. Preliminary experiments confirm these results and indicate that a technique based on microwave heating of infested wood can be successfully applied in practice.File in questo prodotto:
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