Effects of multi-waveguide configurations in a cylindrical resonant cavity on temperature uniformity during tire microwave vulcanization

Sichen Wei, Nanjun Ma, Xin Zhang, Zhenkun Shang, Yancheng Tao, Tao LiCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Published online on June 15, 2026

Abstract

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This study focuses on the non-uniform temperature distribution during tire microwave vulcanization and establishes a multiphysics coupled model of microwave heating in a cylindrical resonant cavity to systematically investigate the effects of waveguide ...