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Solar-reflector Antennae as a safe energy alternative (Part III): calculations from Malaysian data

Saad Osman, Bashir and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed (2011) Solar-reflector Antennae as a safe energy alternative (Part III): calculations from Malaysian data. In: 2nd International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering (ICBioE 2011), 17-19 May 2011, The Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

In this work, it was shown by calculations that crude-oil’s extinction is definite, and oil air-pollution is increasing significantly as a function of time (civilization). Hence, a parabloidal reflector antenna is suggested here to extract solar energy as a concentrated solar-induced heat. This heat could be used for industry, electricity generation, cooking, heating, and water-heating etc. Also, it was shown experimentally, at X-band, that a layer of wet sand (or rainwater)on such a parabloidal reflector antennas can strongly degrade their overall efficiency. Experiment confirmed the theoretical picture of the dry dust layer producing a phase shift of the aperture field of the parabloidal reflector antenna. It was theoretically predicted, and confirmed experimentally, that a severe loss of signal would occur at Xband for a layer covering half the dish and with a thickness about 8 mm, to give near o 180 phase shift in the aperture.Obviously, this with a much lower thickness values will be applicable in the visible frequency band.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information: 6501/2571
Uncontrolled Keywords: Safe energy alternatives, Dust accretion, Parabolic reflector antennas, Antenna efficiency, Oilextinction
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Depositing User: Saad O Bashir
Date Deposited: 13 Sep 2011 16:11
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2012 12:21
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/2571

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