Dielectric spectroscopy of watermelons for quality sensing

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1887-1892

  Nelson, Stuart O ^a   Guo, Wen Chuan ^a,b   Trabelsi, Samir ^a   Kays, Stanley J ^c  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Dielectric loss factor; Dielectric probe; Dielectric properties; Dielectric relaxation; Moisture content; Penetration depth; Permittivity; Quality; Soluble solids; Watermelons

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY; TISSUE;

DIELECTRIC LOSS FACTOR; DIELECTRIC PROBE; PENETRATION DEPTH; SOLUBLE SOLIDS;

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY;

DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY; TISSUE;

EID: 34250769392     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/7/014     Document Type: Article

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