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@DP_Snotty See ya!
@DP_Snotty Never. Sleeping. Again.
Didn't get to see it, but did the internet break when Tanner Glass scored?
Can Sather just be smart for once and NOT trade Zucc?! If his price is still unbelievably high and Sather feels like he'll leave, I'd want a bona fide top line guy in return. Maybe JVR? We'd have to throw in some others to sweeten the deal but a 4.25 mil cap hit for a 30 goal guy sounds good to me. Then again, we might just have to take a gamble and keep Zucc until after the deadline. I really wouldn't mind taking that risk since I think we really have a good chance to win it all this year.
@Wallace1 @Say my Name That's what I'm thinking.
@Say my Name I hope not :(
@GiveGartneraCup Ugh. I'd hate to give up on Miller for a rental. If Vermette was under contract for another 3-4 years I'd feel better about it but damn, if that commenter is right then I don't like the sound of that deal.
@Stepan Your Mom Mom?
@KevinMccarthy @Derek Stepan @shamroc671 Go get 'em Slats!
Why do I get this weird feeling that despite the names going off the board Sather is still going to make a trade in the next few days? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for improving the team, I just don't want Sather to make a trade for the sake of making a trade. At this point, is there anyone that we really NEED that's good enough to be worth the trouble? The 6th D spot is the only realistic position I can think of.
@matt1977 I think Adam Herman said that technically he can do a pro tryout at Hartford this season, so I guess so.
@shamroc671 That guy is a monster. What about him for Glass, straight up? (Optimism I know)
@Bleed_the_freak Substitute Glass for the 2 2nd rounders and I'm in.
@JoeyKocur @Derek Stepan So true lol
Don't look now, but we're actually #4 overall in the league in defense AND scoring. BOOYAH
Big game tonight, we have to stop this slump before it gets worse. My prediction: Rangers win 3-2. After 2 periods, the Rangers trade for Mike Santorelli so he changes jerseys and scores the game winning goal.
@JMK8363 Yeah, that was pretty irritating. And what was with all that Thornton trade talk again? Just weird...
@GiveGartneraCup @TomDundie @ATCRyan
Wtf is wrong with this medical staff?! Not one competent brain between them. Between Boogaard, letting players with concussions play, and other crap, I don't know how they're still employed.. Not to mention after Prust hit me in the playoffs they all thought it would be funny to leave me a jawbreaker in my locker... I want these bastards fired!
@GiveGartneraCup Good points. I do think J. Moore has quite a bit of potential, it's just a matter of how long (if ever) will it take him to develop, and is he better off a trade asset to help us gain a piece this season with the upcoming d men in our system? (Skeij, McIlrath, etc.)
@J_CKfor30 @Derek Stepan You love JVR don't you? But then again who doesn't? Toronto sucks, but I don't think they're gonna give up one of their most consistent scorers for just Hagelin or J. Moore. What would he possibly cost? I do think if we added a 30 goal scorer for the right price it would put us over the top.
I still think Hanzal would be a nice fit for the 3rd line. Good size, and can score a bit, exactly what we need.
@_Jack @J_CKfor30 Have to imagine it's at least in the back of Sather's mind after seeing what Kreids did.
@J_CKfor30 Do you think he'd actually be able to play with us this season?
@J_CKfor30 Glass is such dead weight it's unbelievable. How AV and Sather don't see this is ridiculous. Maybe Glass DOES have those pics of AV...
I hate to sound over-reactive, but after watching the way this team has played the last while I think a trade needs to be made. Something's just not right. There's basically no chemistry and our bottom 6 looks nonexistent most times. They've just looked WAY too flat lately. And what's up with McD and Zucc? Both look like they're playing hurt or something.
@J_CKfor30 Didn't we just beat them last week?
@Blood Replacement Therapy @Derek Stepan No, don't be ridiculous, it's my iPhone ;)
Ohh snap!!!
@J_CKfor30 Isn't it sad that that's actually the last one I remember?lol
Staal livin' up to that new contract!
@J_CKfor30 @KevinMccarthy I'll take anyone's goal at this point.lol
Marty didn't miss an open net, woohoo!
@KevinMccarthy Yeah I mean don't get me wrong, I love Zucc and I'd keep him over Hags any day, but if/when one of them gets traded I'd like someone with a little more size.
@IhateGaborik With this Staal deal, it's pretty much guaranteed one of them is gone. And please Sather, no more midgets..
@betweentheworlds @Derek Stepan Pfft, of course!
@betweentheworlds Eh, pretty much the same.
How the hell does a team hit a funk as fast as us?! We play as great as I've ever seen and all of a sudden we look as bad as we've ever looked...
@J_CKfor30 If he's this slow now, imagine him in 4 years?
@KevinMccarthy That's what I was thinking. @J_CKfor30 And yeah, he really does.
I'm sure many would disagree, but personally I don't think Mac has looked right all year. Something about his game is not on like he was last season.
@J_CKfor30 Ask Malone.
I was able to sneak into the Bruins training room earlier and see how Lucic preps for games...
Woah, someone's a bit upset.
@Craptin McDonqvist Wow, I just saw that. The butt-hurt runs strong, my friend.
Don't worry guys, I'm doing just fine :) It is kind of hard to play Xbox with only 1 functional hand though...
@rangermom Me too. I think we'd have the deepest defense in the league if we added him.

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Access block causes emergency department overcrowding and ambulance diversion in Perth, Western Australia
- 1University of Western Australia, Australia
- 2Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Australia
- 3Acute Demand Management Unit, State Health Emergency Services, Department of Health, Western Australia, Australia
- Correspondence to: Dr D M Fatovich Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Box X2213 GPO, Perth WA 6847, Australia; daniel.fatovichhealth.wa.gov.au
- Accepted 14 October 2004
Objective: Access block refers to the situation where patients in the emergency department (ED) requiring inpatient care are unable to gain access to appropriate hospital beds within a reasonable time frame. We systematically evaluated the relationship between access block, ED overcrowding, ambulance diversion, and ED activity.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of data from the Emergency Department Information System for the three major central metropolitan EDs in Perth, Western Australia, for the calendar years 2001–2. Bivariate analyses were performed in order to study the relationship between a range of emergency department workload variables, including access block (>8 hour total ED stay for admitted patients), ambulance diversion, ED overcrowding, and ED waiting times.
Results: We studied 259 580 ED attendances. Total diversion hours increased 74% from 3.39 hours/day in 2001 to 5.90 hours/day in 2002. ED overcrowding (r = 0.96; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.91 to 0.98), ambulance diversion (r = 0.75; 95% CI 0.49 to 0.88), and ED waiting times for care (r = 0.83; 95% CI 0.65 to 0.93) were strongly correlated with high levels of ED occupancy by access blocked patients. Total attendances, admissions, discharges, and low acuity patient attendances were not associated with ambulance diversion.
Conclusion: Reducing access block should be the highest priority in allocating resources to reduce ED overcrowding. This would result in reduced overcrowding, reduced ambulance diversion, and improved ED waiting times. Improving hospital inpatient flow, which would directly reduce access block, is most likely to achieve this.
- ED, emergency department
- EDIS, Emergency Department Information System
- TOPAS, the Open Patient Administration System
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IOS 4.1 Jailbroken Already 315
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They already ARE locked down at the hardware level, genius. Just try installing a custom firmware on an iphone or ipod.
The fact that hacks keep coming out and left reasonably open for local user leads me to believe that Apple in reality don't care so much, but have an obligation to the big content producers to give "best effort" to keep the device secure.
No, Apple would like to sue jailbreakers for their last penny if they could:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/feds-ok-iphone-jailbreaking/ [wired.com]
It's only after a protracted legal fight and sheer judicial coincidence that users are legally allowed to jailbreak their own devices. For the future, you can bet on two things:
1) Apple will put in a big effort to make jailbreaking more difficult even if it further undermines the usefulness of their devices for normal users
2) The courts will rule jailbreaking illegal in the long run. It escapes me how the recent ruling was even possible with the DMCA and all, rest assured they will "fix" this again.
Also, the distinction between Apple and big content producers is invalid. Apple has impossibly close ties to Disney, a content company famous for its hardcore litigation practices, shameless lobbying efforts, and unique in the way it seeks to infuse our culture with conservative religious "values".
Oh, and yeah, on a related note: I finally bought an iPad last week. I searched very hard for a real open alternative that had just the right features, there was none.
3.honestly? you think it's only semi-legal? You do realize it's -your- device, right? and you care that Apple wouldn't like you?
So, is it legal to saw off a shotgun, or to convert a replica gun to be functional? There are laws that govern our behaviour, and sadly the DMCA (and the ECD over here in Europe) [i]might[/i] make this kind of thing illegal, although I think there was a recent pro-jailbreaking ruling in the US that might put colonials in the clear.
Apple never said that their products are secure, non-exploitable and virus free.
What Apple actually says is that their products come with "built-in defenses against viruses and other malware".
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One way of dealing with a projected income shortfall is to stay in the workforce longer than you had planned. This will allow you to continue supporting yourself with a salary rather than dipping into your retirement savings. Depending on your income, this could also increase your Social Security retirement benefit. You'll also be able to delay taking your Social Security benefit or distributions from retirement accounts.
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New iMac, Mac minis expected as early as TuesdayLast-minute leaks of part numbers hint Apple is about to release both upgraded iMacs and Mac minis on Tuesday — along with an emphasis on larger screens for iMacs and a likely NVIDIA-based design.
French site MacBidouille on Monday detailed new model numbers that appear to confirm AppleInsider's discovery of six new Apple products in resellers' pipelines.
Of these, four models ranging from MB417 through MB420 are described as new iMacs, but with a different system balance than today's lineup: only the first model would have a 20-inch screen, while the remaining four would have 24-inch displays.
In turn, two Mac mini models, the MB463 and MB464, would represent updated low- and high-end versions of Apple's compact desktops.
All four would be available tomorrow and ship almost immediately, according to the claim.
Additionally, Dutch site OneMoreThing — which just earlier today provided a claimed Mac mini box shot — now also claims to have rough details of the systems' specifications.
The iMacs would come with 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz and 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo processors, with 2GB of DDR3 memory for the base model and 4GB for the rest; they would also support up to 8GB of RAM and carry a Mini DisplayPort connector. Mac minis would have the five USB ports, FireWire 800 and Mini DisplayPort as in photos and videos from last month and would start with a 2GHz Core 2 Duo and carry either 1GB or 2GB of memory depending on the model. Hard drives would also start at a minimum 120GB but top out at 320GB.
While such late-breaking claims must always be treated with caution, the details support Apple's own unintentional leaks, which showed NVIDIA-based iMacs and Mac minis that were meant for 2008 but were ultimately pushed into early 2009.
A list of specifications based on model numbers is available below:
- MB417: "Entry-level" 20-inch with 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM
- MB418: "Mid-range" 24-inch with 2.66GHz or 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM
- MB419: "High-end" 24-inch with 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM
- MB420: "Very high-end" 24-inch with 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM
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- MB463: 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive
- MB464: Unknown Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM
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Loved the hotel
Very lovely, small hotel.
Excelent services and amenities.
helpfull staff doing everything to make my stay as comfortable and pleasant as possible. Would recomend it to anyone. Hope to come back
Intimate hotel with excellent service
Stayed at the Rialto on a recent business trip and was really impressed with the decor, friendly staff and intimate atmosphere. Waiter service breakfast is a delight.
Art Deco treasure
I booked this hotel as a result of reviews on Tripadvisor.I was not disappointed.As a lover of Art Deco it was for me a unique and enjoyable experience to stay in this hotel.So much care seems to have been put into period detail.Yet there inthe middle of it there is a DVD player with a plasma screen on the wall.The bathroom was bigger than some hotel bedrooms i have slept in.Only 2 minor blemishes.I thought that the breakfast at 54 zlotys was expensive and the buffet was not very extensive.Also a cup i brought with me for morning tea in my room disappeared.After i complained about this the chambermaid came to my room bringing a basket containing dried flowers 2 apples,2 bottles of wine and my broken cup neatly wrapped in cellophaneNice gesture but would have been better if they had admitted they had broken it before i found out about it.However i would not hesitate to recommend this hotel.
Stylish Choice in Warsaw
Spent 3 nights at the Rialto, in a charming suite on the 5th floor. Very well designed bathroom. 2 plasma screen televisions, 1 in the bedroom, 1 in the living room. Great stereo system. Truly, a beautiful and stylish design. The hotel feels small, and the staff is somewhat serious and stiff. This may be because their English skills are limited, and this caused a few awkward moments, especially the first day. But everyone was helpful, and the restaurant serves an excellent breakfast. I was sorry to see that the restaurant did not get much business at night, as it is probably the best in town. The location is a little out of the way, but once you get your bearings, well worth it. Overall, a top-rated experience.
Almost certainly the best hotel in Warsaw
I have just returned from a stay at The Rialto with two work colleagues and we all agreed it was a beautiful hotel which, although quite pricey by Warsaw standards, by any other measure represents amazing value for money.
The rooms were beautifully appointed and furnished and the bathrooms were spectacular. It all still feels very new and reassuringly clean without being either sterile or characterless. I travel quite a bit with work and it's becoming quite unusual to find hotels that still offer guests the use of robes, slippers, proper coat hangers, high quality toiletries, a proper hairdryer and free wireless internet access, but the Rialto offers all of these and more.
Sadly, I didn't have the time to use the fitness suite but I did have a look round and the sauna, steam room and jacuzzi all looked gorgeous - much more like the kind of thing you'd expect in a top spa, and the breakfasts were very impressive too. The staff were very friendly and overall, I'd have absolutely no hesitation in either recommending this hotel to others, or returning for a social visit myself.
Best place in town
Based on the Tripadvisor reviews I stayed at this hotel and was not disappointed. Rooms were excellent and so was the service. Although some rooms can be on a small side, my room was of a decent size. My recommendation is to request a room with a large bed (a double). I also stayed at the Hotel Regina and although also exellent the stay at Rialto was more satisfying. I would not stay in any other Hotel in Warsaw but this one.
My mother and I stayed at this hotel for four nights. It was fantastic. The rooms were stunning, absolutely beautiful and spotless. The bathrooms were amazing, the beds lovely and comfortable and the bedding of beautiful standard. The hotel staff were brilliant - we had a slight problem with our shower on our first day and it was mended immediately. They were always friendly and extremely helpful with all our enquiries. This was our first trip to Poland following the death of my Polish grandparents so it was a very emotional trip and I couldnt have wished for a better hotel to be taking my mother to. I cannot rate it highly enough. I'd go back at the drop of a hat and have absolutely no complaints.
Great Hotel
We recently spent two nights in this wonderfully renovated hotel; the young staff, though, is one of its best selling points. They speak excellent English, and were very friendly and accomodating to our every need. The double rooms are a bit small for the price, but the marbled bathrooms were absolutely over the top in elegance; heated towel bars, footed bath tub and separate rain shower, every amentity you could name, etc. The air-conditioned rooms have the latest technological features combined with fantastic art deco mahogany woodwork, beveled glass doors, and heavy, solid fixtures that gleam. There is an excellent fitness center and sauna located on the sixth floor. The only complaint we had (besides the snug room size), was the soft mattresses; we felt they should have been firmer and of a higher quality given the status of the hotel. That said, we would recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Warsaw that doesn't mind splurging a bit for excellent service.
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A dielectric constant waveguide measuring apparatus preferably comprises a rectangular waveguide aperture on each end with a width a and height b. The waveguide frame is preferably split to permit the waveguide to be opened for insertion of the unknown material into a middle reduced cross-sectional area portion of the waveguide frame. In one embodiment, a metal septum is inserted between two samples of the unknown material to thereby reduce the cross-sectional area of the waveguide aperture by splitting width a of the rectangular waveguide in half. The waveguide frame is closed and a frequency response of the waveguide is then measured. The dynamic dielectric constant of the unknown material is determined from the frequency of the lowest order minimum value of the frequency response of the waveguide apparatus wherein the unknown material has been inserted.
1. A method for determining a dielectric constant of an unknown material, comprising:
providing a first half waveguide frame having a plurality of sides, a midpoint and a longitudinal rectangular groove along one side;
providing a second half waveguide frame identical to said first half waveguide frame;
mating said first half waveguide frame and said second half waveguide frame to form a full waveguide frame defining an aperture that is a rectangular cross-section waveguide, having a height b and a width a that is at least twice the height b, wherein the lowest order cutoff frequency of said waveguide guide is expressed as,
where c is the velocity of light (3�108 m/s), a is the width of the waveguide in meters, and εr is the dielectric constant of any material filling the waveguide;
inserting a solid metal septum between the first half waveguide frame and the second half waveguide frame to define two reduced cross-sectional areas of equal volume for a corresponding portion of said rectangular cross-section waveguide, wherein said solid metal septum creates a constant cutoff frequency mode in the part of said rectangular cross-section waveguide in which the septum is inserted;
sizing two samples of said unknown material wherein both samples are sized to fit within one of each of said two reduced cross-sectional areas for a corresponding portion of said rectangular cross-section waveguide, each sample having a length l in meters;
inserting said at two identically shaped samples of said unknown material, one each into one of said two reduced cross-sectional areas for a corresponding portion of said rectangular cross-section waveguide, such that one sample is on either side of said septum;
plotting a first graph of frequency values versus the dielectric constant of any material in said rectangular cross-section waveguide where the value of the total reflection coefficient as expressed as
is zero for a sample of said material of length L=l in meters, where
and where
and η0=377Ω in said rectangular cross-section waveguide, having a height b and a width a that is at least twice the height b, wherein Z1 is the characteristic real impedance of said rectangular cross-section waveguide in the region in front of and behind said metal septum for a frequency greater than the lowest order cutoff frequency, and wherein Z2 is the characteristic imaginary impedance of said rectangular cross-section waveguide in the region of the metal septum for a frequency less than or equal to the lowest order cutoff frequency;
plotting a second graph of a frequency response through said full waveguide frame with said two samples therein versus the value of |S11|=20*log10(|Γ1|) using a calibrated vector network analyzer to measure the input reflection coefficient;
determining a lowest order minimum frequency response from said second graph of frequency response versus the value of |S11|=20*log10(|Γ1|); and
determining a dielectric constant of said two samples of unknown material from said lowest order minimum frequency response of said full waveguide frame by comparing the frequency value that correspond to the dielectric constant of any material where the value of the total reflection coefficient is zero as plotted in said first graph.
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefore.
(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to measuring the dielectric constant of an unknown material and, more specifically, to a waveguide apparatus and method to thereby determine the dielectric constant.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
The dielectric constant of a material is an essential parameter that is important to know with confidence when doing electromagnetics work. This parameter, denoted εr, may be utilized to determine the wave number of an electromagnetic wave in a material and as a result, the phase velocity, guided wavelength, and so forth, of the electromagnetic wave.
Current methods for measuring the static dielectric constant include plating two opposite surfaces of a sample with conductive material and measuring the static capacitance that results. This is useful when the material is to be used for a capacitor or for low-frequency applications. This method may not be sufficiently informative when the material is to be used for RF applications because for most materials, the static (f=0 Hz) dielectric constant is different from that seen by a RF signal.
For RF purposes, measurement of the dielectric constant is often accomplished by use of an open-ended coaxial probe that is placed in contact with the sample and the impedance that is seen can be used to calculate εr. Measurement of the dielectric constant can also be performed by transmission of an RF signal through a plate of the unknown material in an anechoic environment, i.e., an environment that is free from echoes and reverberations. Another prior art method measures the frequency at which a block of the unknown material resonates at RF. In each of these prior art methods, a large sample of the material is required along with a suitable anechoic test environment.
The following patents discuss prior art attempts to solve problems related to the above:
U.S. Pat. No. 4,891,573, issued Jan. 2, 1990, to Gordon D. Kent, discloses a ceramic or other substrate, which is tested for dielectric constant K, and loss tangent by placing it on a central transverse plane across a cylindrical waveguide. A swept-frequency signal is injected into the waveguide at an input coupling loop and is picked up at an output coupling loop. Maximum transmission through the dielectric substrate occurs at a frequency that depends on the waveguide radius, the substrate thickness, and the dielectric constant. The dielectric constant can be obtained from the resonant frequency of a predetermined transmission mode. The loss tangent can be calculated from the transmission bandwidth. The measurement of the dielectric constant is insensitive to the position of the substrate in the gap between waveguide sections, and thus intimate contact is not required.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,996,489, issued Feb. 26, 1991, to P. L. Sinclair, discloses a system for measuring the complex dielectric constant of a core sample. The system incorporates a circular waveguide having a central axial transmitter coil. Equally spaced axial receiver coils are placed on both sides of the transmitter coil. The opposite polarity receiver signals are connected to an adder circuit to provide an output signal representing only the difference in the two received signals. By placing a standard, such as air, between the transmitter coil and one receiver coil, and a core sample positioned between the transmitter coil and the other receiver coil, the system obtains an output indicative of complex dielectric constant. Optionally, the system is operated in an oven to provide an elevated temperature, and can also be pressurized with a compressed fluid.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,001,433, issued Mar. 19, 1991, to S. Osaki, discloses apparatus and method for measuring electric characteristics of sheet-like materials using an instrument which includes a waveguide tube member having one end connected to transmitter for introducing a microwave into the tube member and the other end fully opened, a waveguide terminal member having an opened end facing the opened end of the tube member to form slit of the whole wave guide body constituted from the tube and terminal members and having the other end connected to first microwave detector, and an auxiliary waveguide branching from the wall portion of said tube member adjacent to the slit with the branch-extension end being associated with a second microwave detector.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,103,181, issued Apr. 7, 1992, to Gaisford et al., discloses radio frequency bridge techniques used to parameterize the complex dielectric properties of solids, liquids, gasses and mixtures thereof. This parameterization is performed in an electrically isolated, physically open structure, which allows continuous or batch monitoring of the materials and their mixtures. A method and apparatus are provided for measuring the composition of multi-component process streams flowing in pipes or ducts. The method uses the pipe in which the mixture flows as a waveguide in which propagating radio frequency electromagnetic energy is induced through dielectric loaded apertures. The dielectric measurement is performed in an electrically isolated, flow through test section that induces constructive or destructive interference patterns at characteristics frequencies. The characteristic frequency determines the dielectric constant of the mixture. The dielectric properties are used in turn to determine mixture composition. A density measurement is also provided for three component streams such as oil, water, and gas. Temperature and pressure measurements are made to correct for temperature and pressure induced variations in calibrated component impedance and density values.
The above cited prior art does not provide an apparatus and method utilizing an air-filled metallic waveguide fitted with a metal (e.g. brass) septum or plate that divides the waveguide in half for a portion of its length whereby the material to be measured is fitted in the waveguide on either side of the metal sheet. The above-cited prior art does not show a tapered or restricted diameter waveguide that may be utilized with a single sample of the material without requiring a metal sheet. The above-cited prior art does not utilize a waveguide section operated in a cutoff or evanescent mode. Moreover, it would be desirable to be able to measure the dielectric constant of a sample material without the need to accurately measure the length of the sample.
The solutions to the above-described problems are highly desirable but have never been obtained or available in the prior art. Consequently, those skilled in the art will appreciate the present invention that addresses the above and other problems.
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved apparatus and method to determine the dynamic dielectric constant of an unknown material.
An advantage of the present invention is that a very small sample may be utilized.
Another advantage of the present invention is that the method does not require a shielded or anechoic environment.
A feature of the present invention is a split waveguide having a reduced cross-sectional area in a middle portion thereof.
These and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the drawings, the descriptions given herein, and the appended claims. However, it will be understood that above listed objects and advantages of the invention are intended only as an aid in understanding aspects of the invention, are not intended to limit the invention in any way, and do not form a comprehensive list of objects, features, and advantages.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus for measuring a dielectric constant of an unknown material that may comprise one or more elements such as, for example, a waveguide frame that defines a rectangular cross-section waveguide aperture there through. The waveguide frame comprises a first end on one side of the waveguide aperture and a second end on an opposite side of the waveguide aperture. The first end and the second end define the waveguide aperture with a width a and a height b wherein the width a is greater than the height b. The waveguide frame is split along a length of the waveguide to permit the waveguide frame to be opened and closed. The waveguide frame has a middle section with at least one reduced waveguide aperture portion comprising a reduced width less than the width a. At least one sample of the unknown material is utilized and has a width equal to the reduced width a and height b to thereby mate with the reduced waveguide aperture portion. The at least one sample of unknown material is insertable into the middle section when the waveguide frame is opened and then mates to the reduced waveguide aperture portion when the waveguide frame is closed to permit measurement of the dielectric constant of the sample of unknown material.
In one embodiment, the apparatus may further comprise a metal septum insertable into the middle section of the waveguide frame for dividing the waveguide width a into one-half whereby the reduced waveguide aperture portion actually comprises two reduced waveguide aperture portions. For this embodiment, two samples of the unknown material are insertable on opposite sides of the metal septum. The metal septum may be comprised of brass. The metal septum has a septum length, and the two samples may preferably have a length equal to the septum length.
In a preferred embodiment, the reduced width for the waveguides discussed above has a width of a/2 such that this section of the waveguide operates in a cutoff or near evanescent mode. Preferably, the first end and the second end of the waveguide are conveniently filled with air.
A method is provided for determining a dielectric constant of an unknown material which may comprise one or more steps such as, for instance, providing a split waveguide frame with first and second ends defining a cross-sectional area for a waveguide when the split waveguide frame is closed together, and/or providing at least one restriction in a middle section of the split waveguide frame between the first and second ends to define at least one reduced cross-sectional area waveguide, and/or making at least one sample of the unknown material with a size and shape to mate with the at least one reduced cross-sectional area waveguide in the middle section. Other steps may comprise opening the split waveguide frame, inserting the at least one sample into the middle section of the split waveguide frame, closing the split waveguide frame, and/or measuring a frequency response of the split waveguide frame with the at least one sample therein.
The method may further comprise determining a lowest order minimum from the frequency response of the split waveguide with the sample therein. Other steps may comprise determining the dielectric constant of the unknown material from the lowest order minimum of the frequency response of the split waveguide utilizing a graph for visual determination or equations discussed hereinafter for calculating the value.
The method may further comprise inserting a metal septum into the middle section of the split waveguide frame between to thereby define two reduced cross-sectional area waveguide apertures wherein the method further comprises inserting two samples into the two reduced cross-sectional area waveguide apertures. Alternatively, the method comprises providing internally tapering sections of the split waveguide frame on either side of the middle section.
A more complete understanding of the invention and many of the attendant advantages thereto will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts and wherein:
The present invention provides a tool for measuring the dynamic (as opposed to static) dielectric constant of an unknown material in the microwave regime by using only a small sample placed in a cutoff section of a preferably rectangular waveguide. Only a very small sample of the unknown material is required. Because the measurement can take place without the need to build a shielded or anechoic environment, the cost and effort involved in measuring the dielectric constant is reduced.
It is well known from microwave theory that rectangular waveguides have a lower cutoff frequency below which they cannot propagate a real energy flow. This lowest order cutoff is determined by the width of the waveguide so long as the width, a, is at least twice the height, b:
Referring now to the figures and, more particularly, to
In the areas in front of and behind septum 14, waveguide 20 is filled with air and its lower cutoff frequency fc is determined from equation (1). The characteristic impedance of waveguide 20 in the air-filled region is real for f>fc and is:
In the region of waveguide 20 at septum 14 and samples 12, the cutoff is defined by equation (1) where a is replaced by a/2, because septum 14 cuts width a of waveguide 20 in half. Therefore, the impedance of waveguide 20 in this region is imaginary so long as
An example is shown in
In summary of the operation of apparatus 10, one example of the method of use provides for preparing two samples 12 of material that may be 0.45 inches wide, 0.400 inches tall, and 0.500 inches long. The two samples 12 are inserted into waveguide 20 on either side of septum 14 as indicated in
It will be understood that many additional changes in the details, materials, steps and arrangement of parts, which have been herein described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of the invention, may be made by those skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.
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[Editor's Note: Powell's is pleased to welcome the pint-sized contributors of Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama to our blog for the next month! Ranging in age from 6 to 14, the kids are all students of 826 National — a non-profit literacy organization, founded in part by Dave Eggers, with seven chapters countrywide. The book is a compilation of letters written to President Obama shortly after he was elected. We'll be presenting the original letters that were published in the book, plus some updates from our mini-pundits on how our new president is measuring up so far. Get a copy of Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country at 30% off for a limited time.]
Original letter by Renea Harris-Peterson, age 9:
Dear President Barack Obama,
I'm Renea. I'm nine years old. I go to school at Greenwood Elementary School in Seattle. I'm a straight-A student. I like art and math.
I think you should focus on education, global warming, and the wars.
Education is important so kids can get jobs like you did and so they can get the right amount of change when they go to the store because people use math every day. Without school, people would just sit around and watch TV all day. There should be more art in school — plays and stuff — because creativity is important.
Global warming is bad. As president, it would help if you helped create more park-and-rides and public transit, like trains and bike-sharing programs. Also, wars are unhelpful — I think you should stop them, if you can.
Renea Harris-Peterson
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Renea writes for Powells.com:
Dear President Barack Obama,
Congratulations, you have been president for almost three months already. I hope you are enjoying living in the White House. In my last letter, I gave you some ideas about how to make the country a better place to live. I think you are doing a pretty good job so far, but I thought maybe you could use some more tips.
1. You should keep thinking of other kinds of energy we could use for cars. That way we will use less oil and stop global warming.
2. In case you forgot, you should still stop the wars.
3. Please raise money for schools and pay the janitors a lot so they can make them cleaner.
4. Lastly, I think you should get two dogs and name them Jippie and Lucky.
That's pretty much all the advice I have right now, but I'll let you know right away if I think of anything else.
Your friend and advisor,
Renea Harris-Peterson
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Renea Harris-Peterson is in the 3rd grade. Her favorite color is pink.
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Renea Harris-Peterson is the author of Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama


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When Justin Bieber showed up onstage at Taylor Swift's August 23 show for a surprise duet rendition of his hit 'Baby,' their impromptu collaboration made the concert memory of a lifetime for several thousand concertgoers and set news feeds abuzz for the rest of the week.
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Taylor Swift's latest single 'Sparks Fly' from her album 'Speak Now' is climbing the country charts! No surprise there. If you're a Taylor Swift fan, she will be performing at the Century Link center in Bossier City, LA. September, 2oth! Tickets at Century Link Center. Check out her latest 'Sparks Fly' video after the jump.
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Today is our 13th Anniversary and the 38th anniversary of the first day of filming Superman-The Movie! Thank you for your continued support! Stay Super!
27 March 2015
Exclusive: CapedWonder.com Enlists The Other Worldly Talents Of Orlando Arocena For A Stellar Tribute To Richard Donner & Christopher Reeve At WonderCon 2015. Click here for more information.
26 March 2015
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01 March 2015
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"Take Flight in Anaheim: Spring 2015!"
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I have probly restarted my computer 25 times now since yesterday. Whenever I enter a game, any game, custom, normal, ranked. I get an EXTREMELY LOW FPS (like around 3-6), when I usually run 40. AFter about 30 seconds, the game just freezes and I can't alt-tab or ctrl-alt-delete or anything, I have to restart to get out of it. I'm extremely irritated right now and would be nice if I can get some help.
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Im going to post here since Ive been getting pretty much the same problem.
I came back from a break 20 days ago. Everything was fine, 60 fps with skype on and an explorer, settings on high.
Now its been getting laggier by the day to the point I cant even play anymore. Without skype, nor any internet explorer running, settings on minimum, I run at like 20fps and way lower during teamfights.
my specs are Windows 7 i5 3.2ghz, 4gb of ram and 1gb graphics card. Been running everything on minimum. ._.
I know that when i ran the game without a graphic driver installed i was running completely off of my processor and 5-10 fps, so maybe the game isn't detecting a graphic driver. I would try to run the game in compatibility mode or as administrator. Reinstalling your graphic driver is probably the easiest.
The easiest way to install a windows driver is to follow these steps. Grant it these will be the drivers windows find suitable for your machine.
Start>My Computer>System Properties>Device Manager
Right click the top item in the tree list view, then click Scan for hardware changes
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