Application of microwave moisture sensor for determination of oil palm fruit ripeness

Measurement Science Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-14

  Yeow, You Kok ^a   Abbas, Zulkifly ^b   Khalid, Kaida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Microwave sensors; Moisture content; Oil palm fruits; Reflection coefficient; Vector network analyzer

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249095470     PISSN: 13358871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10048-010-0002-x     Document Type: Review

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