Implementation of dual-frequency RF impedance technique for on-line moisture sensing in single in-shell pecans

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 475-479

  Schmilovitch, Z ^a   Nelson, S O ^b,d   Kandala, C V K ^c   Lawrence, K C ^d  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Impedance; Moisture sensing; Pecans; Sorting

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; CONVEYORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; FOOD PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

ON-LINE MOISTURE SENSING; SINGLE IN-SHELL PEACANS; SORTING;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

EID: 0030192519     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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