| Title: | Impedance matching of a coaxial antenna for microwave in-situ processing of polluted soils |
| Author(s): | Pauli M; Kayser T; Wiesbeck W; Komarov V; |
| Address: | "Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institut fur Hochfrequenztechnik und Elektronik, Kaiserstrassle 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. Saratov State Technical University, Radio Engineering Department, 410054 Saratov, Russia" |
| Journal Title: | J Microw Power Electromagn Energy |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08327823.2011.11689800 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0832-7823 (Print) 0832-7823 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | The present paper is focused on the minimization of return loss of a slotted coaxial radiator proposed for a decontamination system for soils contaminated by volatile or semi-volatile organic compounds such as oils or fuels. The antenna upgrade is achieved by coating it with a 5 mm thick Teflon layer. The electromagnetic characteristics reflection coefficient and power density distribution around the antenna surrounded by soils with different moisture levels are analyzed numerically. Simplified analytical approaches are employed to accelerate the optimization of the given antenna for microwave heating systems. The improved antenna design shows a good matching of the antenna to the surrounding soil with varying moisture levels. This ensures a high efficiency of the proposed in-situ soil decontamination system |
| Keywords: | Decontamination/*instrumentation Electric Impedance Equipment Design Equipment Failure Analysis Heating/*instrumentation *Microwaves Soil Pollutants/*isolation & purification/*radiation effects *Transducers; |
| Notes: | "MedlinePauli, Mario Kayser, Thorsten Wiesbeck, Werner Komarov, Vyacheslav eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2011/01/01 J Microw Power Electromagn Energy. 2011; 45(2):70-8. doi: 10.1080/08327823.2011.11689800" |
