Preparation and Finite Element Analysis of Lightweight Aggregate Cement-based Multi-function Absorbing Materials
WU Zihao1,2, SU Ronghua3, MA Chao1, XIE Shuai1, JI Zhijiang1,2,*, WANG Yingxiang1, WANG Jing1
1 State Key Laboratory of Green Building Materials, China Building Materials Academy, Beijing 100024, China 2 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China 3 Defense Engineering Institute, AMS, Beijing 100850, China
Abstract: In order to analyze the effects of lightweight aggregate type and particle size on the properties of wave absorbing materials, five kinds of lightweight aggregate with particle sizes ranging from micron to millimeter were used to prepare lightweight cement-based absorbing materials, and their electromagnetic parameters and reflection loss (RL) were tested. 2D cross-section model was constructed by finite element analysis method to simulate the electromagnetic field distribution inside the wave absorbing materials. The mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of the wave absorbing materials were tested. The results show that the impedance matching performance of cement-based materials and the average RL are improved via increasing the content of lightweight aggregate and particle size, as well as broaden the effective absorption bandwidth, and the absorption peak is moved to high frequency. When the thickness is 20 mm, the optimal RL of the wave absorbing material is -29.1 dB at the low frequency of 1.2 GHz and -20.9 dB at the high frequency of 5.9 GHz, and the maximum effective absorbing bandwidth can reach 14.49 GHz. The finite element simulation results show that the electromagnetic wave transmission direction can be changed by adding lightweight aggregate, the electromagnetic wave loss path is increased, and a strong loss is produced between neighboring aggregates, then the loss occurs inside aggregate, which provides a theoretical basis for the selection of aggregate type, particle size and the design of lightweight absor-bing materials. The density, mechanical strength and thermal conductivity of wave absorbing materials are reduced via increasing the particle size of lightweight aggregate, the wave absorption efficiency and the heat preservation effect are better.
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