Title :
Learning tool for estimation of complex permittivity of dielectric material
Author :
Reddy, C.J. ; Deshpande, M.D. ; Hanidu, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hampton Univ., VA, USA
Abstract :
A simple computer based learning tool to estimate the dielectric constant of dielectric materials is presented. This is intended to give the students both experimental and computational experience. The dielectric material is placed in a waveguide for measuring the reflection coefficient. This measured data is used as an input to the computational code utilizing the finite element method to estimate the dielectric constant. This procedure will assist students in grasping the experimental details and at the same time expose them to computational analysis
Keywords :
courseware; dielectric materials; electronic engineering computing; electronic engineering education; finite element analysis; permittivity measurement; teaching; waveguides; complex permittivity estimation; computational analysis; computational code; computational experience; computer based learning; dielectric constant; dielectric material; finite element method; learning tool; measured data; reflection coefficient; waveguide; Computer interfaces; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency measurement; Modal analysis; Permittivity measurement; Transmission line measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3348-9
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1996.567823
