Utilizing microwaves for the determination of moisture content independent of density

Powder Technology

Volumn 236, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-23

  Austin, John ^a   Rodriguez, Sheila ^a   Sung, Pei Fang ^a   Harris, Michael ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density independent; Microwave spectroscopy; Moisture content; Sensor

Indexed keywords

AT RESONANCE; BULK DENSITY; DENSITY FLUCTUATION; DENSITY RANGE; DENSITY-INDEPENDENT; FLOWABILITY; HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY; MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; MICROWAVE METHODS; MICROWAVE MOISTURE; MICROWAVE RESONANCE; RAW SENSOR; RELATIVE COMPLEX PERMITTIVITIES; STATIC SAMPLES;

MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SENSORS; SUGARS;

MICROWAVE SENSORS;

ALPHA LACTOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CALIBRATION; COMPRESSION; CONDUCTANCE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOISTURE; POWDER FLOW; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSOR;

EID: 84873724406     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.06.039     Document Type: Article

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