Microwave dielectric method for the rapid, non-destructive determination of bulk density and moisture content of peanut hull pellets

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 332-338

  Trabelsi, Samir ^a   Paz, Ana M ^b   Nelson, Stuart O ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BULK DENSITY; COMPLEX PLANES; CONTENT DETERMINATION; DENSITY PREDICTION; FREE SPACE MEASUREMENTS; MICROWAVE DIELECTRICS; NON DESTRUCTIVE;

MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; MOISTURE; PELLETIZING; PERMITTIVITY;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 84878355440     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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