Frequency, moisture and temperature-dependent dielectric properties of chickpea flour

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-224

  Guo, W ^a   Tiwari, G ^b   Tang, J ^b   Wang, S ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; HEATING APPLICATIONS; IMPEDANCE ANALYZER; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOWER TEMPERATURES; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; OPEN-ENDED COAXIAL-LINE PROBE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 53049085801     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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