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2010-12-02
Setup and Results of Pyramidal Microwave Absorbers Using Rice Husks
By
Hassan Nornikman,

    Mr. Hassan Nornikman

    School of Computer and Communication Engineering

    Universiti Malaysia Perlis

    Malaysia

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Mohd Fareq Bin Abd Malek,

    Dr. Mohd Fareq Bin Abd Malek

    School of Computer and Communication Engineering

    Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)

    Malaysia

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Manjur Ahmed,

    Mr. Manjur Ahmed

    School of Computer and Communication Engineering

    Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)

    Malaysia

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Fwen Hoon Wee,

    Dr. Fwen Hoon Wee

    School of Computer and Communication Engineering

    University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)

    Malaysia

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Ping Jack Soh,

    Dr. Ping Jack Soh

    Dept of Electrical Engineering

    KU Leuven

    Belgium

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Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi,

    Professor Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi

    Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology

    University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)

    Malaysia

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S. A. Ghani,

    Dr. S. A. Ghani

    School of Material Engineering

    Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)

    Malaysia

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A. Hasnain,

    Dr. A. Hasnain

    Faculty of Electrical Engineering

    University Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Pulau Pinang

    Malaysia

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M. N. Taib

    Dr. M. N. Taib

    Faculty of Electrical Engineering

    Universiti Teknologi MARA

    Malaysia

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 111, 141-161, 2011
doi:10.2528/PIER10101203
Abstract
Agricultural wastes are considered not useful and are commonly dumped or burned after crop harvesting. Rice husks from paddy (Oryza sativa) are example of agricultural wastes. Rice husks have been investigated as the material for the pyramidal microwave absorbers. The setup for the fabrication and measurement of the rice husks pyramidal microwave absorbers are discussed. An 8×8 array of pyramidal microwave absorber using the rice husks-polyester-MEKP mixture has been designed and fabricated. There are four main stages in this work: the collection of the raw rice husks materials, the mould fabrication, the pyramidal microwave absorber fabrication and the experiments performed to determine the reflection loss performance of the rice husks pyramidal microwave absorbers. Experimental results show close agreement with the simulation results (using CST Microwave Studio). Results so far have indicated that rice husks have great potential to be used as the material for the pyramidal microwave absorbers.
Citation
Hassan Nornikman, Mohd Fareq Bin Abd Malek, Manjur Ahmed, Fwen Hoon Wee, Ping Jack Soh, Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi, S. A. Ghani, A. Hasnain, and M. N. Taib, "Setup and Results of Pyramidal Microwave Absorbers Using Rice Husks," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 111, 141-161, 2011.
doi:10.2528/PIER10101203
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