Microwave nondestructive sensing of moisture content in shelled peanuts independent of bulk density and with temperature compensation

Sensing and Instrumentation for Food Quality and Safety

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-121

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

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Density independence; Dielectric properties; Moisture content; Nondestructive sensing; Shelled peanuts; Temperature compensation

Indexed keywords

DENSITY INDEPENDENCE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NONDESTRUCTIVE SENSING; SHELLED PEANUTS; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION;

CALIBRATION; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PHASE SPACE METHODS; RANGE FINDING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

MOISTURE;

EID: 67349263507     PISSN: 19327587     EISSN: 19329954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11694-009-9071-7     Document Type: Article

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