Water content measurement in granular materials using ultrasonic waves

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 1997, Pages 1246-1251

  Carullo, A ^a   Parvis, M ^a   Vallan, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULAR MATERIALS; SOLID-STATE SENSORS; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC WAVES; WATER;

ACCURACY PROBLEMS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; FOOD INDUSTRIES; MEASURING METHOD; SOIL SAMPLE; WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENTS; WATER POTENTIAL;

ULTRASONIC WAVES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

SOLID STATE SENSORS; WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030676930     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.1997.612398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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