Measuring frequency - And temperature-dependent dielectric properties of food materials

2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Technical Papers: Engineering Solutions for a New Century

Volumn 2, Issue , 2000, Pages 1049-1056

  Nelson, Stuart O ^a   Bartley Jr , Philip G ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Foods; Frequency dependence; Microwaves; Radio frequencies; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FREQUENCIES; MICROWAVES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FOODS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; RADIO FREQUENCIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 2342578050     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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