In satellite communications with frequencies above 10GHz the major problems in radio-wave propagation is signal level attenuation caused by tropospheric scintillation, together with signal level attenuation by rain. There are several methods to measure the magnitude of scintillation. The equations of most of these methods do not include meteorological element. In meantime we can not measure the magnitude of scintillation with elevation angle 5¢ھ-10¢ھ. A prediction method is suggested to measure tropospheric scintillation on earth-space path. It would apply this method to standard atmosphere and we studied the effect of meteorological conditions, frequency, antenna diameter and elevation angle on the magnitude of scintillation.
In recent years, the elastomer forming technique has found acceptance on the shop floor and is used increasingly as a pressure- transmitting medium for various metal-forming operations. This is due mainly to the introduction of a new range of materials and of new concepts in tooling, which have served to kindle industrial interest in the process. The purpose of this paper is to study the sheet formability with compressible die (natural rubber). The forming was occurred using hemi-spherical punch and rubber die. Experimental tests were used to know the mechanical properties for rubber and sheet materials which were brass and aluminum. After that several forming processes were prepared with a 58 mm diameter steel ball as a punch to form 0.5 thickness brass and aluminum dishes with different diameters (15-40 mm). Force-stroke history was plotted through forming to find the stiffness of formed plate with rubber die and later to compare this parameter for different diameters. Wrinkling and springback were pointed for the formed dishes. It was found that the stiffness of the formed dish increases with diameter until reaching to the diameter at which wrinkling will takes place (about 33 mm for aluminum and 28mm for brass), and then the stiffness will decreases with diameter above this value. It was found that the springback ratio (ratio of final high to the stroke) was increased with diameter until wrinkling takes place, and this ratio is greater for aluminum than that for brass. The results show that it is able to use natural rubber as a die for sheet metal forming with limitation of using small sheet thickness