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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