Permittivity models for determination of moisture content in Hevea Rubber Latex

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 48-54

  Yahaya, Nor Zakiah ^a   Abbas, Zulkifly ^a   Ibrahim, Nursakinah Mohamad ^a   Hafizi, Mardiah Hafizah Muhammad ^a   Yahaya, Muhamad Zamri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hevea Rubber Latex; Moisture rubber content; Open ended coaxial probe; Permittivity models

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; LATEXES; MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY; PROBES; RUBBER;

CALIBRATION EQUATIONS; ESTIMATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT; MEAN RELATIVE ERROR; OPEN-ENDED COAXIAL PROBE; OVEN DRYING METHOD; PERMITTIVITY MODEL; RUBBER CONTENT; RUBBER LATEXES;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

EID: 84939622374     PISSN: 19346344     EISSN: 19346352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20140705.005     Document Type: Article

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