New density-independent calibration function for microwave sensing of moisture content in particulate materials

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 613-622

  Trabelsi, Samir ^b   Krazsewski, Andrzej W ^a   Nelson, Stuart O ^a  

^a IEEE

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Calibration functions; Density independence; Dielectric properties; Microwave sensing; Moisture content; Particulate materials; Permittivity

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PERMITTIVITY;

DENSITY-INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION FUNCTIONS; MICROWAVE SENSING;

SENSORS;

EID: 0032083445     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.744310     Document Type: Article

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