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We propose a thermodynamic framework for describing the microwave drying process of aqueous dielectrics based on Maxwell-Lorentz Field equations and mixture theory. Several issues are discussed such as the form of entropy equation; the constitutive relations for the macroscopic electric polarization vectors, Cauchy stresses, heat fluxes, internal momentum supplies, etc., for each component of the mixture: porous solid, water and gas in different regions; and the interfacial jump conditions between different regions in the mixture. A brief examination of the status of material frame indifference within the context of our framework is presented.
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Rajagopal, K., Tao, L. Modeling of the microwave drying process of aqueous dielectrics. Z. angew. Math. Phys. 53, 923–948 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00012620
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00012620