A thin hybrid circuit-analog (CA) microwave absorbing double-slab composite structure

In this study, a thin hybrid circuit-analog (CA) microwave absorbing double slab composite structure is presented. Unlike conventional CA absorbers, the composite spacer in the proposed structure is made up of a glass/epoxy and high permittivity layer of glass/epoxy-MWCNT composite, which contribute...

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Published in:Composite structures 2015-06, Vol.124, p.310-316
Main Authors: Choi, Won-Ho, Shin, Jae-Hwan, Song, Tae-Hoon, Kim, Jin-Bong, Lee, Woo-Yong, Kim, Chun-Gon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Circuit analog (CA) absorber
Composite structures
Computer simulation
Curved
Dallenbach absorber
Echo RCS
Functional composite
Polymer matrix composites
Radar cross section
Slabs
Spacers
X-band
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Summary:In this study, a thin hybrid circuit-analog (CA) microwave absorbing double slab composite structure is presented. Unlike conventional CA absorbers, the composite spacer in the proposed structure is made up of a glass/epoxy and high permittivity layer of glass/epoxy-MWCNT composite, which contributes to the stable absorption performance in the curved surface while maintaining the thin thickness of the composite spacer. To design the microwave absorber, the genetic algorithm which is the most used evolutionary algorithm technique in this field was used. The total thickness of the designed double slab CA absorber was very thin thickness of 2.37mm. Although the designed absorber has very thin thickness, it could satisfy the −10dB absorption in whole X-band (8.2–12.4GHz). The absorbing performance of the designed absorber was compared with other types of absorber. Also, to check the absorbing performance of the proposed structure in the curved surface, the echo radar cross section (RCS) was simulated in the X-band with other types of absorber. The simulated results proved an excellent performance of a proposed novel double slab CA absorber.
ISSN:0263-8223
1879-1085
DOI:10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.12.005