Electromagnetic fields : principles, engineering applications, and biophysical effects / Myung-Hee Kwang and Sang-Ook Yoon, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kwang, Myung-Hee.

Yoon, Sang-Ook.

Series:

Physics research and technology.

Physics research and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electromagnetic fields.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors gather and present current research in the study of the principles, engineering applications and biophysical effects of electromagnetic fields. Topics discussed include the thermodynamics of surface electromagnetic waves; exposure to magnetic fields produced by power lines; microwave heating for metallurgical engineering; the effect of electromagnetic fields exposure on cytokines production; high frequency induction heating for high quality injection molding; electromagnetic techniques for non-invasive detection of malignancies in biological tissue; the entropy production rate in a cell under electromagnetic field; studies of cerebral activity in humans and in animal models after exposure to modulated radio frequency of mobile phones; electromagnetic induction data sets in archaeology; and single and two-photon interactions of radiators with electromagnetic bath.

Contents:

Intro

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDSPRINCIPLES, ENGINEERING APPLICATIONSAND BIOPHYSICAL EFFECTS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1EARTH'S NATURAL ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISES:THEIR DEEP-SEATED ORIGIN, EFFECT ON PEOPLE, RECORDINGAND APPLICATION IN GEOPHYSICS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

ECCENTRIC SHIFT OF THE EARTH'S CORE - IS A MAIN CAUSEOF DEEP-SEATED RHYTHMS OF THE EARTH'S CRUST MOTION,DIURNAL AND YEARLY VARIATIONS OF PROCESSES OCCURRINGIN VARIOUS SPHERES OF THE EARTH

1. Inconformity of ENPEMF Variations to the Atmospheric Mechanisms oftheir Generation

2. Matching of the ENPEMF Spectral Distribution and Seismicity with SolarTidal Waves and Suppression of Lunar Components

3. Yearly Path of the Core Shift Relatively to the Earth's Center andits Characteristics

MULTI-CHANNEL GEOPHYSICAL UNITS FOR RECORDINGTHE NATURAL PULSE EM FIELD OF THE EARTH

1. Pulse EM Field Recording Unit MGR-01

SIGNS OF THE EARTH'S CORE EFFECT ON HUMAN ACTIVITYAND WELL-BEING

1. Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of EM Noises of the Earth

2. Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Ambulance Calls-Out

3. Annual Variations in Lithospheric Processes and in Man Morbidity Rates

4. Solar Cycles in Spectra of Some Lithospheric and Biospheric Processes

5. "Lunar" Cycles in Spectra of Some Lithospheric and Biospheric Processes

DETECTING SURFACE ACTIVE GEODYNAMIC ZONES FROMELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE PATTERNS

1. Separating Space and Time Variations in a Flow of EM Signals

2. Mapping Stress and Strain of Rocks and Faulting Patterns

3. Monitoring of Sliding Activity in Unstable Slopes, Assessmentof the Degree of their Danger

COMMENTS AND CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONBETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS AND LIVINGSYSTEMS DETERMINES HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES

2.1. Maxwell Equations

2.2. Plane Electromagnetic Waves

2.4. Intensity of Electromagnetic Waves, (Power Density)

3. NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDSIN THE TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT

3.1. Natural EMFs on Earth

3.2. Artificial EMFs on Earth

3.3. Differences between Natural and Artificial Electromagnetic Radiation

4. INTERACTION BETWEEN MAN-MADE EMFS/RADIATIONAND LIVING MATTER

4.1. A General Hypothesis for the Type of Interaction

4.2. The Energy Absorbed by Biological Molecules during Exposureto Man-Made EMFs Is Normally Well Below the Thermal Level

5. PHYSIOLOGICAL ENDOGENOUS ELECTRIC FIELDSIN CELLS AND TISSUES PRACTICALLY CONTROL ALLCELLULAR/BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS

5.1. Trans-Membrane Electric Field

5.2. The Circadian Biological Clock

5.3. The Intracellular Electric Oscillations

5.4. The Endogenous Electric Fields/Currents

6. DISTORTION OF ENDOGENOUS ELECTRICFIELDS BY EXTERNAL EMFS

6.1. Distortion of Endogenous Electric Fields by Direct ElectromagneticInterference with External Fields

6.2. Distortion of Endogenous Electric Fields by Alteration of IntracellularIonic Concentrations

6.3. EMF-Induced Displacement of Mobile Ions Cannot be Maskedby Thermal Motion

7. ENDOGENOUS ELECTRICAL BALANCE IN LIVING ORGANISMSDETERMINES HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

CONCLUSION

Chapter 3THERMODYNAMICS OF SURFACEELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

DISPERSION OF SURFACE POLARITONSAT A PLANE BOUNDARY

Thermodynamic Functions of the Surface Normal Modes

Chapter 4MAGNETIC FIELD ORIGINATEDBY POWER LINES

2. ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

3. STANDARD POWER-LINE MAGNETIC FIELD EVALUATION

4. COMPUTATION OF SYSTEM CURRENTS.

5. ACCURATE POWER LINE MAGNETIC FIELD EVALUATION

6. MAGNETIC FIELD MITIGATION

7. NUMERICAL RESULTS FOR THE FUNDAMENTAL HARMONIC

8. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS FOR HIGH-ORDER HARMONICS

Balanced Load

Non-Balanced Load

9. UNDERGROUND POWER CABLES

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Chapter 5MICROWAVE HEATING FORMETALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

2. QUSI-STATIC MODEL

2.2. Two Dimensional Qusi-static Model

2.2.1. Influence of Conductivity on Effective Permittivity of Heterogeneous Materials

2.2.2. Influence of Embedding Matrix Permittivity on Absorbing Properties

2.2.3. Comparison of the Numerical Results with Theoretical Prediction

2.3. Three Dimensional Qusi-static Model

2.3.1. Impact of Permittivity Contrast on Effective Permittivity

2.3.2. Impact of Inclusion Shape on Effective Permittivity

3. EQUIVALENT PARAMETER MODEL

3.1. Methodology

3.2. Simulation Results

4. RC NETWORK MODEL

4.1. Model and Numerical Calculation

4.2. Simulation Results

5. DIELECTRIC LOSS OF MATERIALS UNDERMICROWAVE IRRADIATION

LOCAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT EFFECT

7. APPLICATION OF MICROWAVE HEATINGIN METALLURGY ENGINEERING

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 6EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCYELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDAND CYTOKINES PRODUCTION

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD, HOW DOES IT WORK?

CYTOKINES

MAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE AFFECTS CYTOKINES PRODUCTIONWHICH DEPENDS UPON CELL TYPE

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS ON CYTOKINES PRODUCTIONIN ANIMALS

MAGNETIC FIELD, CYTOKINES AND DISEASE

Chapter 7HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION HEATINGFOR HIGH QUALITY INJECTION MOLDING

2. MULTIPHYSICS SIMULATION OF HIGH FREQUENCYINDUCTION HEATING [12]

2.1. Electromagnetic-Thermal Coupled Simulation.

2.2. Thermal-Fluid Coupled Simulation

3. APPLICATION OF INDUCTION HEATING TO MICRO INJECTIONMOLDING

3.1. Filling Difficulty in Micro Injection Molding

3.2. Micro Injection Molding with the Aid of Injection Heating [21]

3.3. Selective Induction Heating for Molding of High Aspect-RatioMicro Features [11]

4. APPLICATION OF INDUCTION HEATING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OFSURFACE QUALITY

4.1. Weldlines in the Injection-Molded Parts

4.2. Weldline Reduction of a Mobile Phone Cover with the Aid ofInduction Heating [9]

4.3. Surface Improvement of Optical Plastic Parts Using AutomatedInduction Heating System

Chapter 8ELECTROMAGNETIC CHARACTERIZATIONOF ELECTRICALLY SMALL PIEZOELECTRICANTENNAS AND WAVEGUIDING DEVICESFOR DETECTION OF CANCER-RELATEDANOMALIES IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUES

2. PIEZOELECTRIC MICRO-NEEDLE ANTENNA PROBEFOR NEAR-FIELD DETECTION OF MELANOMA:DESIGN AND ELECTROMAGNETIC CHARACTERIZATION

2.1. FDTD-Based Sensor Modeling

2.2. Sensor Radiation Properties and Circuital Characteristics

2.3. Example of Aln/Mo Probe: Technological Aspects

3. MELANOMA SKIN DETECTION APPROACH BASED ON WAVEGUIDESYSTEMS: FEM RESULTS AND SOME TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS

Chapter 9ELECTRO-MAGNETIC FIELD INDUCED ENTROPYPRODUCTION IN A CELL: ITS DIFFERENCE BETWEENCANCEROUS AND NORMAL CELLS

ENTROPY PRODUCTION, ENTROPY FLOW AND INFORMATION FLOW

THEORETICAL CALCULATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCEDENTROPY PRODUCTION IN A LIVING CELL

EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT OF ENTROPY PRODUCTIONIN CELLS UNDER ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD

Chapter 10AN EVALUATION OF NEUROTOXICITY MARKERSIN RAT BRAINS, USING A PRE-CONVULSIVEMODEL AND EXPOSURE TO 900 MHZ MODULATEDGSM RADIO FREQUENCY

ABSTRACT.

1. INTRODUCTION

2. RESULTS

A) SAR Calculation and Measurement of the Power Absorbed by SmallAnimals in the Experimental Set-Up for 900MHz GSM Standing Waves

B) Evaluation of the Effects of Mobile-Phone-Type Radiation on theCerebral Activity of Seizure-Prone Animals

1.B) Effects in Rats Exposed to 2 Hours of Gsm-Modulated Radiation at 900 MHz andIntensity Similar to That Emitted by Mobile Phones

c-Fos Expression

2. B) Differences in the Effects of Exposure to Unmodulated and Pulse-ModulatedGSM Radiofrequency in Picrotoxin-Injected Rats

Power Absorption

Clinical Behavior and Electroencephalograph Results

C-Fos Expression in the Entire Brain

C-Fos Expression in Different Brain Regions

3. B) Neurotoxic Biomarkers after Acute Exposure to GSM Radiation at 900MHzin Picrotoxin-Treated Rats

Exposure and Power Absorption

C-Fos Expression

GFAP Expression in Different Brain Regions

3. DISCUSSION

A Sub-Thermal Model in a Stationary Wave Chamber

Convulsions and EEG Alterations in a Sub-Convulsive Modelwith Picrotoxin-Treated Rats Exposed to GSM at 900 MHz

Neuronal and Glial Activation in Rat Brain Tissue Injectedwith a Sub-Convulsive Dose of Picrotoxin and Exposed GSMRadio Frequency at 900 MHz

Chapter 11THE EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT REOCCUPATION ONELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION DATA SETSIN ARCHAEOLOGY

STUDY AREAS

DRAKE'S FIELD

SOUTHEAST PLATEAU

METHODS

RESULTS

Chapter 12NEW COOPERATIVE EFFECTS IN SINGLE- ANDTWO-PHOTON INTERACTIONS OF RADIATORSWITH ELECTROMAGNETIC BATH

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Cooperative Three-Particle Resonance and ItsRepresentation by Master Equations

3. Elimination of Boson Operators of EMF Taking for "T = 0"Temperature of the System.

4. Correlation Between Single and Two-PhotonCooperative Processes for Finite Temperature.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-62417-064-1

OCLC:

840569790