Effect of Material Thickness on Attenuation (dB) of PTFE Using Finite Element Method at X-Band Frequency

PTFE samples were prepared with different thicknesses. Their electric field intensity and distribution of the PTFE samples placed inside a rectangular waveguide were simulated using finite element method. The calculation of transmission/reflection coefficients for all samples thickness was achieved...

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Main Authors: Abubakar Yakubu, Zulkifly Abbas, Mansor Hashim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/965912
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Summary:PTFE samples were prepared with different thicknesses. Their electric field intensity and distribution of the PTFE samples placed inside a rectangular waveguide were simulated using finite element method. The calculation of transmission/reflection coefficients for all samples thickness was achieved via FEM. Amongst other observable features, result from calculation using FEM showed that the attenuation for the 15 mm PTFE sample is −3.32 dB; the 30 mm thick PTFE sample has an attenuation of 0.64 dB, while the 50 mm thick PTFE sample has an attenuation of 1.97 dB. It then suffices to say that, as the thickness of the PTFE sample increases, the attenuation of the samples at the corresponding thicknesses increases.
ISSN:1687-8434
1687-8442