Experiment 8
Aim : Simulate an air-filled WR-90 waveguide Using ANSYS HFSS as shown in Fig. 1 to obtain the field
patterns, intrinsic Impedance and wavelength for the first 4 modes.
Software required: ANSYS HFSS.
Steps:
1) Launch ANSYS HFSS and create a new project.
2)Create a new design and specify the frequency range as 8.2 GHz to 12.4 GHz, which corresponds to the
operating frequency range of the WR-90 waveguide.
3) Create a new waveguide structure by selecting "Insert" from the main menu and then selecting
"Waveguide" and "WR-90" from the dropdown menu.
4)Set the boundary conditions for the waveguide by selecting "Boundaries" from the main menu and then
selecting "Waveport". In the "Waveport Excitation" dialog box, select "TE10" as the mode and set the
excitation amplitude to 1 V.
5) Define the mesh settings by selecting "Mesh Operations" from the main menu and then selecting "Mesh".
In the "Mesh" dialog box, select "Fast" as the meshing option and set the maximum mesh size to 1/20th of the
wavelength at the lowest frequency of the frequency range.
6) Run the simulation by selecting "Solve" from the main menu and then selecting "Setup". In the "Setup"
dialog box, select "Driven Modal" as the solution type and set the number of modes to 4.
7)Analyze the results by selecting "Results" from the main menu and then selecting "Fields" and "Vector
Fields". In the "Vector Fields" dialog box, select "E Field" and "z" component to obtain the field patterns.
8)Calculate the intrinsic impedance by selecting "Results" from the main menu and then selecting
"Parameters". In the "Parameters" dialog box, select "Z0" to obtain the intrinsic impedance for each mode.
9)Calculate the wavelength for each mode by selecting "Results" from the main menu and then selecting
"Fields" and "Vector Fields". In the "Vector Fields" dialog box, select "E Field" and "x" component. Then,
select "Calculate Wavelength" from the dropdown menu to obtain the wavelength for each mode.
Observations:
Result: An air-filled WR-90 waveguide has been designed successfully using ANSYS HFSS.