Workflow Example
Horn Antenna
Purpose : Create a antenna model and analyze its far field properties.
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CST MWS - Standard Workflow
Choose a project template. Set the frequency range. Create your model.
parameters + geometry + materials
Define ports. Specify boundary and symmetry conditions. Define monitors. Check the mesh. Run the simulation.
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Cylindrical Horn Antenna 8 12 GHz
1 0.5 0.5
dia=2, rad=1
zlength=2
0.25
units: inch waveguide: 1.0 in x 0.5 in x 0.5 in aperture radius: 1.0 in, length: 0.25 in shell thickness: 0.01 in (outside) monitors: E-field, H-field & far field at 10 GHz
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Project Template
At the beginning choose File -> New to create a new project. For an existing project you may choose File -> Select Template.
The project templates customize the default settings for particular types of applications.
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Project Template
Solve->Background material
Antennas should be modeled with vacuum as background material. PEC is very practical for closed structures (e.g. waveguides, connectors, filters).
The project templates customize the default settings for particular types of applications.
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Define Units, Set Frequency Range
Solve->Units
Solve->frequency
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Horn Antenna Constructions (I)
Objects->Basic shape->Brick Objects->Pick->Pick face WCS->Align WCS
Pick face. Define a Brick (1 0.5 0.5 [in]) made of PEC.
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Align the WCS with the face.
Horn Antenna Constructions (I)
WCS->Transform Local Coordinate System Object->Basic shape->Cylinder
Move the WCS by 2.0 inches.
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Define a cylinder (outer radius: 1.0 in, height: 0.25 in) made of PEC.
Horn Antenna Constructions (II)
Object->Pick->Pick face Perform a loft.
Pick two opposite faces.
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Horn Antenna Constructions (III)
Object ->Boolean->Add
Select multiple objects
(ctrl or shift + left mouse button).
Object->Pick->Pick face
Shell solid: 0.01 in (outside).
Pick two faces.
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Port Definition
Objects->Pick->Pick point Objects->Pick ->Pick edge Solve-> waveguide port.
Define the port on the internal profile.
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Boundary Conditions and Symmetry Planes
Solve->Boundary Conditions
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3D Monitors
Add field monitors for E-field, H-field, and far field at 10 GHz.
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Mesh View
Mesh-> Global mesh properties
TST at work!
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Transient Solver: Start Simulation
Solve-> Time domain Solver
Simulation Termination Condition - Energy Lower Than Given Energy (Accuracy) - Simulation Time Over Given Time Limit (Simulation Time Limit)
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Port Signals
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S-Parameter
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Smith Chart
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Energy
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Analyze 2D/3D Results
Port information: cut-off frequency
line impedance
propagation constant
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Electric Field at 10 GHz
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Far Field at 10 GHz
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Polar Plot for Far Field at 10 GHz
phi=90 phi=0
Copy 1D results to create a folder for comparison.
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