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
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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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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-6b7eca4e656e40f3b9598c8c2d09c2a72025-08-20T03:34:00ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422014-01-01201410.1155/2014/965912965912Effect of Material Thickness on Attenuation (dB) of PTFE Using Finite Element Method at X-Band FrequencyAbubakar Yakubu0Zulkifly Abbas1Mansor Hashim2Department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Advance Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, MalaysiaPTFE 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/965912
spellingShingle Abubakar Yakubu
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Effect of Material Thickness on Attenuation (dB) of PTFE Using Finite Element Method at X-Band Frequency
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Effect of Material Thickness on Attenuation (dB) of PTFE Using Finite Element Method at X-Band Frequency
title_full Effect of Material Thickness on Attenuation (dB) of PTFE Using Finite Element Method at X-Band Frequency
title_fullStr Effect of Material Thickness on Attenuation (dB) of PTFE Using Finite Element Method at X-Band Frequency
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Material Thickness on Attenuation (dB) of PTFE Using Finite Element Method at X-Band Frequency
title_short Effect of Material Thickness on Attenuation (dB) of PTFE Using Finite Element Method at X-Band Frequency
title_sort effect of material thickness on attenuation db of ptfe using finite element method at x band frequency
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/965912
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