Frequency, temperature, density, and moisture dependence of dielectric properties of unshelled and shelled peanuts

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2008, ASABE 2008

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages 4668-4676

  Trabelsi, Samir ^a   Lewis, Micah A ^b   Nelson, Stuart O ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Dielectric properties; Free space; Microwaves; Moisture content; Shelled peanuts; Temperature; Unshelled peanuts

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RADIO WAVES; RADOMES;

BULK DENSITY; FREE SPACE; MOISTURE CONTENT; SHELLED PEANUTS; UNSHELLED PEANUTS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 63049118218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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