Nondestructive sensing of physical properties of granular materials by microwave permittivity measurement

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 953-963

  Trabelsi, Samir ^a   Nelson, Stuart O ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Complex permittivity; Dielectric properties; Free space; Granular materials; Indirect methods; Microwave frequencies; Moisture content; Nondestructive sensing; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRANULAR MATERIALS; HORN ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERMITTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

BULK DENSITY; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; INDIRECT METHODS; NONDESTRUCTIVE SENSING;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 33744526450     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2006.873787     Document Type: Article

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