Permittivity Measurement of Thermoplastic Composites at Elevated Temperature
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The material properties of greatest importance in microwave processing of a dielectric are the complex relative permittivity epsilon = epsilon'-jepsilon", and the loss tangent, tan delta = epsilon"/epsilon'. This paper describes two convenient laboratory based methods to obtain epsilon', epsilon" and hence tan delta of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (FRTP) composites. One method employs a microwave network analyzer in conjunction with a waveguide transmission technique, chosen because it provides the widest possible frequency range with high accuracy. The values of the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of glass fibre reinforced (33%) low density polyethylene, LDPE/GF (33%), polystyrene, PS/GF (33%), and Nylon 66/GF (33%), were obtained. Results are compared with those obtained by another method using a high-temperature dielectric probe.
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OpenAlex topics: Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques · Microwave Engineering and Waveguides · Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
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