Title :
Temperature dependence of bound water dielectric behavior in grain
Author :
Trabelsi, Samir ; Nelson, Stuart O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biol. & Agric. Eng., Georgia Univ., Athens, GA, USA
Abstract :
Dielectric behavior in bound water in grain was studied through measurement of the dielectric properties at microwave frequencies over a wide temperature range between -80°C and +10°C. Both ε\´ and ε" were found to increase linearly with temperature with a slope change at around -20°C.
Keywords :
microwave measurement; permittivity measurement; temperature; water; -80 to 10 C; bound water dielectric behavior; dielectric properties measurement; grain; microwave frequencies; temperature dependence; Agricultural engineering; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Microwave frequencies; Moisture; Permittivity measurement; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8248-X
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2004.1350996
