Influence of nonequilibrated water on microwave dielectric properties of wheat and related errors in moisture sensing

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 194-198

  Trabelsi, Samir ^a   Nelson, Stuart O ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cole Cole plot; Dielectric constant; Dielectric properties; Loss factor; Microwaves; Moisture content; Water binding

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; PERMITTIVITY;

COLE-COLE PLOT; LOSS FACTOR; MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MOISTURE EQUILIBRIUM; MOISTURE SENSING; WATER BINDING;

MOISTURE;

EID: 33847353375     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2006.887314     Document Type: Article

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