An evaluation of performance limits in continuous TDR monitoring of permittivity and levels of liquid materials

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 719-730

  Cataldo, A ^a   Vallone, M ^a   Tarricone, L ^a   Attivissimo, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coaxial transmission lines; Dielectric measurements; Liquid level measurement; Microwave reflectometry; Reflection coefficient; Time domain reflectometry (TDR)

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC CAPACITORS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS; EARTH SCIENCES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LIQUIDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER; WATER CONTENT;

DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; HIGH SENSITIVITY (HS); LIQUID MATERIALS; LIQUID SAMPLES; METROLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MONITORING APPLICATIONS; NON DESTRUCTIVE DETECTION; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE LIMITS; QUANTITATIVE MONITORING; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS; SOIL SCIENCES; SOIL WATER CONTENT (SWC); TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 47549104061     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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