Title :
Thermal co-simulation of depressed collector of a TWT using CST studio
Author :
Rao, P. Raja Ramana ; Chanakya, T. ; Datta, Soumya Kanti ; Kamath, Sanmati ; Kumar, Lalan
Author_Institution :
Microwave Tube R&D Centre, Bharat Electron. Complex, Bangalore, India
Abstract :
Thermal co-simulation of a two-stage depressed collector of a TWT has been carried out using CST Particle Studio. Distribution of thermal load as computed from the particle loss has been directly linked with the thermal solver of the CST Studio. Thermal co-simulation of the collector provided some physical insights into the generation of hot-spots and overall thermal behavior of the collector for operations both with and without RF. Effects of the secondary electron emission have also been included in the simulation.
Keywords :
electronic engineering computing; thermal engineering; travelling wave tubes; CST Particle Studio; CST studio; TWT; hot-spot generation; particle loss; secondary electron emission; thermal behavior; thermal co-simulation; thermal load distribution; thermal solver; two-stage depressed collector; Computer crashes; Load modeling; Radio frequency; Structural beams; Thermal analysis; Thermal loading; Trajectory; CST Studio Suite; Depressed collector; Particle tracking solver; TWT; Thermal co-simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2014.6857534