Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9,Page(s)2223-2227
Abstract
This paper deals with a numerical modelling technique based on finite elements
method (FEM) in microwave frequency for computing the dielectric constant and loss factor of a
homogeneous dielectric material by using conical-type coaxial probe. This sort of probe can be
easily inserted into a wide range of biological tissue types and semi-rigid materials like rubber,
some plastics, and organic materials (ex: dairy, butter, etc. for measuring moisture content).
Where his feature is considered to be very important in biological and industrial applications.
The measuring principle is based on detecting conductance and capacitance change with respect
to the dielectric mass movement in the fringe electrical field. A three-dimensional finite-element
formulation is employed in the dielectric material region and a small neighbouring region of
the probe structure on which it is mounted. The electrical input admittance as well as the
reflection coefficient are found from the finite-element analysis. From this, the conductance and
capacitance related to the conical probe and fringing field are calculated and consequently the
dielectric constant and loss factor are determined. In contrast to many other modelling techniques
used for coaxial probe which are approximate and hence limited, the finite-element model is more
exact and is applicable to complicated geometries. To demonstrate the accuracy of the numerical
model, a parallel experimental study was carried out in the laboratory for the same geometric
dimensions. The two results are compared and show excellent agreement, and also demonstrating
that finite-element modelling is a good approach for optimized conical coaxial probe design.
Citation
Cevdet Akyel,
and
Homa Arab Salmanabadi,
"FEM Analysis of Conical Type Coaxial Open-ended Probe for Dielectric Measurement," Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9,Page(s)2223-2227