Title :
Microwave resonator for non-invasive evaluation of degradation processes in liquid composites
Author :
Catala-Civera, J.M. ; Canos-Marin, A.J. ; Sempere, L. ; de los Reyes, E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Commun., Valencia Univ., Spain
fDate :
1/18/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A non-invasive sensor designed from a microwave rectangular resonator has been developed to monitor the evolution of the degradation process in a liquid composite. Measurements of the phase response in the resonator at a single frequency are used as a simple, cheap and very accurate mechanism of control
Keywords :
cavity resonators; liquid mixtures; microwave detectors; microwave measurement; permittivity measurement; resonators; degradation processes; liquid composites; microwave rectangular resonator; microwave sensor; noninvasive evaluation; noninvasive sensor; phase response measurements;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010067