Title :
Investigation of the dielectric properties of particles by finite element analysis
Author :
Connor, K. ; Braunstein, J. ; Salon, S. ; Kim, H.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Comput. & Syst. Eng., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
fDate :
9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An investigation of the dielectric properties of powdered materials using a parallel plate waveguide is presented. The numerical model is implemented using a finite element method with a TE10 mode current source. Small particles are simulated by applying the dielectric constant to a random selection of triangles in the material region. In the two dimensional case, an adaptive mesh technique is implemented to obtain an efficient mesh. A comparison with analytic models and measurements is provided
Keywords :
finite element analysis; permittivity; powders; waveguide theory; adaptive mesh; dielectric constant; dielectric properties; finite element analysis; numerical model; parallel plate waveguide; particles; powdered material; two dimensional simulation; Atmospheric modeling; Boundary conditions; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Electromagnetic measurements; Finite element methods; Geometry; Numerical models; Reflection;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
