IR temperature measurements in monomode microwave cavity for soot-trap filter regeneration

The study of microwaves assisted soot-trap filter regeneration has been performed in a single mode microwave cavity by use of an IR thermographic system. The thermal history of the soot loaded filter during the microwave treatment has been followed on line. A simple one-dimensional transient mathematical model has been proposed, which takes into account the generation term due to the interactions between matter and electromagnetic field.