Title :
An Improved Correction Procedure for Industrial Microwave Moisture Measurement in Grainy Bulks
Author_Institution :
Technische Hochschule Ilmenau, Fakultÿt ET/IT, FG Hochfrequenztechnik, PSF 327, 0-6300 Ilmenau
Abstract :
Changes of the complex propagation coefficient of grainy bulks, especially building materials, due to surface effects and scattering of large particles are estimated. A new correction method for microwave moisture measurement taking into account ambient parameters and structure effects is developed. The effects of outliers are reduced using statistical averaging procedures.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Building materials; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Density measurement; Microwave propagation; Mie scattering; Moisture measurement; Particle scattering; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1991. 21st European
Conference_Location :
Stuttgart, Germany
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1991.336342