Determination of the relative permittivity, ∈′, of methylbenzene at temperatures between (290 and 406) K and pressures below 20 MPa with a radio frequency re-entrant cavity and evaluation of a MEMS capacitor for the measurement of ∈′

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1056-1065

  Kandil, Mohamed E ^a   Marsh, Kenneth N ^a   Goodwin, Anthony R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; FRINGING FIELDS; HAMELIN; MEMS CAPACITORS; METHYL BENZENES; PARALLEL PLATES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; TAIT EQUATION; VESSEL WALLS; WORKING EQUATIONS;

CALIBRATION; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY STORAGE; MEMS; METHANE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL DESIGN; PERMITTIVITY; RESONANCE; STANDARDS; TOLUENE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 51949116185     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je7006692     Document Type: Article

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