We study in detail the two-particle cluster integral in the cluster expansion for the effective dielectric constant of a suspension of spherically symmetric polarizable inclusions embedded in a uniform medium. Although our form for the integrand differs from that derived earlier by Finkel'berg and by Jeffrey, we show that the integral is equivalent. The two-body dielectric problem for particles...

Values of dielectric constant (ε’ ), dielectric loss (ε’’), relaxation time (τ), conductivity (σ) of Pearl millet (HHB 62) were measured at room temperature at four different frequencies viz 4.65 GHz, 7.00 GHz, 9.35 GHz and 14.98 GHz in microwave region, using two point method and employing a specially designed dielectric cell for powders. Also, effect of variation of moisture content on dielec...

This paper demonstrates, the effect of dielectric superstrates on the performance of coaxial probe fed circular patch microstrip antenna with and without dielectric superstrates. The antenna can be designed at 2.4 GHz(ISM band) frequency and fabricated on Arlon diclad substrate, whose dielectric constant ( is 2.2. The theoretical formulation has been studied using cavity model analysis. In this...

The "hard" paraelectrics as a material with a high dielectric constant and low loss at microwave frequencies are considered. The impact of different types of polarization on the dielectric and thermal properties of paraelectric is described. The tetragonal rutile structure is considered and the influence of the oxygen octahedrons TiO6 on the dielectric constant of the paraelectric is establishe...

Bio-composites of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibres and polycaprolactones (PCL) with a thickness of 1 mm were prepared and characterized. The composites produced from these materials are low in density, inexpensive, environmentally friendly, and possess good dielectric characteristics. The magnitudes of the reflection and transmission coefficients of OPEFB fibre-reinforced PCL composite...

Single crystals of nonlinear optical material bis (guanidinium) hydrogen phosphate monohydrate (G2HP) belonging to non centrosymmetric space group P 21c were successfully grown by the slow evaporation method. Optical transmittance and second harmonic generation of the grown crystals have been studied by UV-vis-NIR spectrum and Kurtz powder technique respectively. The transmittance of G2HP cryst...

* Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected] 1537-5110/$ – see front matter a 2008 IAgrE doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.07.002 Knowledge of dielectric properties of agricultural commodities is essential to develop thermal treatments using radio frequency and microwave energy. Dielectric properties (the dielectric constant and loss factor) of compressed chickpea flour samples ...

A theory that takes into account effects of retardation is developed for calculating the effective dielectric constant and magnetic permeability of metal-dielectric composites and photonic crystals containing a metallic component. The effective parameters depend, in general, on the local microgeometry of composites and electromagnetic crystals. For example, in metal-wire crystals the effective ...