Dielectric permittivity and loss factor of tap water at 915 MHz

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 419-420

  Komarov, Vyacheslav V ^a   Tang, Juming ^b  

^a SARATOV STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Experimental measurements; Microwave processing

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; MICROWAVE PROCESSING; TAP WATER;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA REDUCTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMOMETERS;

PERMITTIVITY;

EID: 4043123974     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20322     Document Type: Article

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