A low and high frequency 3D model of metal foams shielding

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Losito, Onofrio^{a; *} | Cinquepalmi, Luca^b

Affiliations: [a] ITEL Telecomunicazioni S.r.l., Ruvo di Puglia (BA), Italy | [b] Department of Electronic and Electrotechnics of Polytechnic of Bari, Bari, Italy

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Onofrio Losito, Department of Electronic and Electrotechnics of Politecnico di Bari, Bari-Italy, Via Matilde Serao, 21–70056 Molfetta (BA), Italy. Tel./Fax: +39 080 397 6291; E-mail: losito@deemail.poliba.it

Abstract: The growing use of metal foams in electromagnetic applications such as shielding applications, has paved the way to develop a simple analytical 3D model of metal foams, as discussed in this paper, considering the electromagnetic behaviour of an equivalent double wire-mesh screens model, separated by an air space. The good results encourages to design a metal foam shields with this model.

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2009-1054

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 171-180, 2009