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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9408| Title: | Interaction of a surface wave with a dielectric slab discontinuity |
| Authors: | Arcone, Steven A. Delaney, Allan J. |
| Keywords: | Airfoils Aerofoils Deicing Deicing systems Dielectric waveguides Discontinuities Microwaves Ice prevention Ice control |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | CRREL report ; 78-8. |
| Description: | CRREL Report Abstract: The interaction of a 5.1 .GHz transverse electric surface wave with a dielectric slab is experimentally investigated. The wave is initially supported by a dielectric substrate resting upon a metallic ground-plane. A slab, made of the same dielectric material as the substrate and variable in height, is then placed upon the waveguide. The results for a small slab sitting on the substrate showed that the discontinuity was a very inefficient launcher of reflected surface waves. Investigations of these reflections with a trough waveguide showed that, for values of slab height comparable to the exponential decay height of the surface wave, the reflections remain very small. However, as the slab height is increased beyond the decay height, the reflected amplitude approaches the theoretical value for a plane wave reflected from the interface between air and the same dielectric. The results are applicable to surface wave methods of microwave deicing of wings and helicopter rotors. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/9408 |
| Appears in Collections: | CRREL Report |
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