New density-independent moisture measurement using microwave phase shifts at two frequencies

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1208-1211

  Zhang, Yangjun ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SAWDUST; WATER; WOOD;

DENSITY INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; FREE SPACE TECHNIQUE; LINEAR FUNCTION;

PHASE SHIFT;

EID: 0033314637     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.816138     Document Type: Article

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