Enhanced reflectometry measurements of permittivities and levels in layered petrochemical liquids using an "in-situ" coaxial probe

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 685-696

  Piuzzi, E ^a   Cataldo, A ^b   Catarinucci, L ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dielectric measurements; Frequency Domain Reflectometry; Level measurements; Microwave sensing; Reflection coefficient; Time Domain Reflectometry

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENTS; MICROWAVES; PERMITTIVITY; PETROCHEMICALS; PROBES; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COAXIAL PROBES; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; DIELECTRIC PARAMETERS; DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMATIONS; FLUID PARAMETERS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENTS; FREQUENCY-DOMAIN APPROACHES; FREQUENCY-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; FUEL LEVELS; IN-SITU; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACIES; MEASUREMENT AND CONTROLS; MONITORING APPLICATIONS; MULTIPLE LEVELS; PROBE CONFIGURATIONS; PRODUCT QUALITIES; REFLECTION COEFFICIENT; REFLECTOMETRY MEASUREMENTS; ROBUST OPTIMIZATIONS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL LOCALIZATIONS; STRATIFIED LIQUIDS; STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS; TIME DETERMINATIONS; TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TIME-DOMAIN TECHNIQUES; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS; WATER LAYERS;

FREQUENCY ESTIMATION;

EID: 63749109799     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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