  In this study, two software packages using different numerical techniques
FEKO 6.3 with Finite-Element Method (FEM) and XFDTD 7 with Finite Difference
Time Domain Method (FDTD) were used to assess exposure of 3D models of square,
rectangular, and pyramidal shaped water containers to electromagnetic waves at
300, 900, and 2400 MHz frequencies. Using the FEM simulation technique, the
peak electric field of 25, 4.5, and 2 V/m at 300 MHz and 15.75, 1.5, and 1.75
V/m at 900 MHz were observed in pyramidal, rectangular, and square shaped 3D
container models, respectively. The FDTD simulation method confirmed a peak
electric field of 12.782, 10.907, and 10.625 V/m at 2400 MHz in the pyramidal,
square, and rectangular shaped 3D models, respectively. The study demonstrated
an exceptionally high level of electric field in the water in the two identical
pyramid shaped 3D models analyzed using the two different simulation
techniques. Both FEM and FDTD simulation techniques indicated variations in the
distribution of electric, magnetic fields, and specific absorption rate of
water stored inside the 3D container models. The study successfully
demonstrated that shape and dimensions of 3D models significantly influence the
electric and magnetic fields inside packaged materials; thus, specific
absorption rates in the stored water vary according to the shape and dimensions
of the packaging materials.
