Metrological assessment of TDR performance for moisture evaluation in granular materials

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 254-263

  Cataldo, A ^a   Cannazza, G ^a   De Benedetto, E ^a   Tarricone, L ^a   Cipressa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibration; Food industry; Metrological characterization; Moisture measurement; Quality control; Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CALIBRATION PROCEDURES; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; FOOD INDUSTRY; METROLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; METROLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MOISTURE CONTENT MEASUREMENTS; MOISTURE LEVELS; MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE MONITORING; OVERALL PERFORMANCES; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATIONS; STATE OF THE ARTS; STATISTICAL APPROACHES; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

MOISTURE CONTROL;

EID: 57649089624     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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