Microwave component heating apparatus
A system and method for thermally expanding a product submerged in heating medium located in an internal compartment of a microwave oven. The heating medium is subjected to low doses of micro-radiation in order to become heated and thermally expand the encapsulated product.
1. In a metal expanding apparatus for thermally expanding a metal article, comprising:
a microwave oven having an internal compartment;
a heating medium gel disposed in the internal compartment adapted to surround and produce heating by microwave heating to thermally expand the metal article; and
a door that closes the internal compartment.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a programmable interface to program the microwave oven.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the heating medium gel is microwaveable.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the microwaveable gel is petroleum based.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the internal compartment is filled with the heating medium gel.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a residual of the heating medium gel remains on the metal article after the metal article is removed from the internal compartment.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the residual acts as a thermal buffer layer in order to keep the metal article in the thermally expanded state.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the residual acts as a lubricant.
9. In a metal expanding system for thermally expanding a metal article, comprising:
means for emitting microwave energy having an internal compartment;
a gel means for receiving the microwave energy that is disposed in the internal compartment and adapted to surround and produce heat by microwave energy to thermally expand the metal article; and
means for closing the internal compartment.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the gel means for receiving is microwavable.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the microwaveable gel means is petroleum based.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the microwave energy emitting means subjects the energy receiving means to low doses of micro-radiation.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the gel means is microwaveable.