DocumentCode
864088
Title
Moisture determination in single grain kernels and nuts by RF impedance measurements
Author
Nelson, Stuart O. ; Kandala, C.V.K. ; Lawrence, Kurt C.
Author_Institution
Richard B. Russell Agric. Res. Center, Athens, GA, USA
Volume
41
Issue
6
fYear
1992
fDate
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1027
Lastpage
1031
Abstract
The moisture contents of single corn and peanut kernels, single in-shell pecan nets and pecan kernel halves were determined by measurement of the impedance of a small parallel-plate capacitor with the kernel or nut between and in contact with the plates at two frequencies between 1 and 5 MHz. Standard errors of performance ranged from 0.5 to 0.7% moisture, and the method appears useful for practical application
Keywords
electric impedance measurement; food processing industry; moisture measurement; 1 to 5 MHz; RF impedance measurements; corn; errors; grain kernels; in-shell pecan nets; moisture measurement; nuts; parallel-plate capacitor; pecan kernel; Capacitors; Dielectrics; Electrodes; Frequency measurement; Impedance measurement; Instruments; Kernel; Moisture measurement; Radio frequency; Senior members;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9456
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/19.199387
Filename
199387
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