<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A simple procedure was developed to determine complex permittivity of moist materials for known percentage of moisture content at any frequency based using a standard commercial coaxial sensor. Polynomial fitting and Gaussian elimination method were applied to obtain a single equation of complex permittivity as a function of frequency and moisture content. The empirical equation was tested for new samples and was found to have mean error percentage of 5.14 % and 10.22 % for dielectric constant and loss factor, respectively, when compared to a commercial probe.</p></abstract>

A simple procedure was developed to determine complex permittivity of moist materials for known percentage of moisture content at any frequency based using a standard commercial coaxial sensor. Polynomial fitting and Gaussian elimination method were applied to obtain a single equation of complex permittivity as a function of frequency and moisture content. The empirical equation was tested for new samples and was found to have mean error percentage of 5.14 % and 10.22 % for dielectric constant and loss factor, respectively, when compared to a commercial probe.

A Simple Procedure to Determine Complex Permittivity of Moist Materials Using Standard Commercial Coaxial Sensor

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor, Malaysia

Measurement Science Review

A simple procedure was developed to determine complex permittivity of moist materials for known percentage of moisture content at any frequency based using a...

A Simple Procedure to Determine Complex Permittivity of Moist Materials Using Standard Commercial Coaxial Sensor

Published Online: Apr 08, 2011

Page range: 19 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10048-011-0003-4

Keywords
Open ended coaxial line, permittivity, maize, empirical modelM

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A Simple Procedure to Determine Complex Permittivity of Moist Materials Using Standard Commercial Coaxial Sensor

Published Online: Apr 08, 2011

Page range: 19 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10048-011-0003-4

KeywordsOpen ended coaxial line, permittivity, maize, empirical modelM

This content is open access.

Keywords
Open ended coaxial line, permittivity, maize, empirical modelM