TY - CONF A1 - Roland, U. A1 - Trommler, U. A1 - Hoyer, C. A1 - Pfütze, C. A1 - Plarre, Rüdiger A1 - Rabe, C. A1 - Höhlig, B. A1 - Holzer, F. A1 - Kraus, M. A1 - Schmidt, D. A1 - Kopinke, F.-D. T1 - Radio-frequency heating for pest control, decontamination and drying of timber and masonry N2 - A number of very relevant processes for protection and reconstruction of buildings can be supported by controlled heating: elimination of pests without using hazardous Chemicals, drying and decontamination of timber and many other building materials. For this purpose, radio-frequency (RF) dielectric heating is an advantageous Option because the materials and structures can be heated directly by energy absorption in the volume, homogeneously and, if required, relatively fast. Compared to microwaves, the penetration depths are usually much larger and the flexibility with respect to different materials is wider. Namely, heating can also be realized for dry materials because the dielectric loss is as not closely related to the presence of water as for microwave applications. T2 - 14th International conference on microwave and high frequency heating CY - Nottingham, UK DA - 16.09.2013 KW - Radio-frequency heating KW - Drying KW - Decontamination KW - Pest control KW - Timber KW - Masonry PY - 2013 SN - 978-0-85358-293-9 SP - 112 EP - 115 AN - OPUS4-29269 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -