Dielectric Properties of Importance in Operations of Post-harvest of Sorghum

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caciano P. Z. Noreña ◽  
Carlos E. Lescano-Anadón
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Dissipation Factor ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
And Storage

Abstract The knowledge of electrical properties and their relationship with moisture content is of great importance in operations of post-harvest and storage in grains. The dielectric properties of sorghum samples were studied at different moisture contents and temperatures (25 at 41 °C), at frequencies of 1 and 10 kHz. In order to measure changes in the capacitance and dissipation factor of the samples, the method of impedance bridge was used. Both the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss factor of the samples increased with increasing moisture content and temperature; however, they decreased with increasing frequency. Models were proposed to relate the dielectric properties to either the moisture (exponential and polynomial) or temperature (linear).

Microwave Nondestructive Sensing of Moisture Content and Water Activity of Almonds

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 1373-1379
Author(s):  
Samir Trabelsi
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Water Activity ◽  
Free Space ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Dielectric Loss Factor ◽  
List Type

HighlightsMoisture and water activity were determined nondestructively and in real time from measurement of dielectric properties.Moisture and water activity calibration equations were established in terms of the dielectric properties.Situations in which bulk density was known or unknown were considered.SEC ranged from 0.41% to 0.68% for moisture and from 0.02 to 0.04 for water activity.Abstract. A method for rapid and nondestructive determination of moisture content and water activity of granular and particulate materials was developed. The method relies on measurement of the dielectric constant and dielectric loss factor at a single microwave frequency. For the purpose of illustration, the method was applied to predicting the moisture content and water activity of almond kernels. A free-space transmission technique was used for accurate measurement of the dielectric properties. Samples of Bute Padre almond kernels with moisture content ranging from 4.8% to 16.5%, wet basis (w.b.), and water activity ranging from 0.50 to 0.93 were loaded into a Styrofoam sample holder and placed between two horn-lens antennas connected to a vector network analyzer. The dielectric properties were calculated from measurement of the attenuation and phase shift at 8 GHz and 25°C. The dielectric properties increased linearly with moisture content, while they showed an exponential increase with water activity. Situations in which the bulk density was known and unknown were considered. Linear and exponential growth regressions provided equations correlating the dielectric properties with moisture content and water activity with coefficients of determination (r2) higher than 0.96. Analytical expressions of moisture content and water activity in terms of the dielectric properties measured at 8 GHz and 25°C are provided. The standard error of calibration (SEC) was calculated for each calibration equation. Results show that moisture content can be predicted with SECs ranging from 0.41% to 0.68% (w.b.) and water activity with SECs ranging from 0.02 to 0.04 for almond kernel samples with water activity ranging from 0.5 to 0.9 and moisture contents ranging from 4.8% to 16.5% (w.b.). Keywords: Bulk density, Dielectric constant, Dielectric loss factor, Free-space measurements, Loss tangent, Microwave frequencies, Moisture content, Water activity.

Study on the Dielectric Properties of Biomass Material of Tobacco Stems

2013 ◽  
Vol 634-638 ◽  
pp. 2570-2578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Hua Zi ◽  
Xiao Long Zhang ◽  
Lan Wang ◽  
Jin Hui Peng ◽  
Lin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Microwave Frequency ◽  
Dielectric Loss Factor ◽  
Dipolar Relaxation ◽  
Genetic Characteristics ◽  
Position Location

An Agilent E4980A precision the LCR meter was used to estimate the effect of frequency, moisture content, position, location and variety on dielectric properties for biomass material of tobacco stems at microwave frequency of 2MHz. The dielectric properties of tobacco stems were significantly affected by frequency and moisture content. Both dielectric constant and dielectric loss factor rapidly declined first and then slowed with increasing frequency at lower moisture content. Increasing the moisture content, dielectric constant increased with the increasing frequency by orders of magnitude, while dielectric loss factor increased first and then decreased with dielectric relaxation emerging, where the dipolar relaxation frequency and the max of the dielectric loss factor also increased. Dielectric properties of the biomass material of tobacco stem were also affected by position, location and variety to some degree. The dielectric properties variation of K326 and Yun 87 was similar to each other which reflected their same genetic characteristics. At the frequency of 2MHz, dielectric constant and dielectric loss factor were mainly at 50-100 and 0.005-0.020, respectively.

scholarly journals Measurement and Analysis of Dielectric Properties of Agricultural By-product Powders in Microwave Frequency Range

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 02012
Author(s):  
Runeng Zhong ◽  
Tai Xiang ◽  
Qinhong Zheng ◽  
Bo Xu
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Microwave Frequency ◽  
Powder Materials ◽  
Microwave Assisted ◽  
Measurement And Analysis ◽  
By Products

Dielectric properties play an important role in the microwave-assisted application of nonmagnetic agriculture-related media. In this paper, the practical requirements for the lack of quantitative data on the dielectric properties of agricultural media in microwave-assisted applications are obtained. The dielectric properties data of four kinds of agricultural by-products powder (Potato powder, Pseudo -ginseng Powder, Gastrodia elata powder, Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl powder) under microwave frequency were measured, and related factors were analyzed. The results show that the uncalibrated coaxial transmission reflection method can be used to measure and analyse the dielectric properties of high frequency bands of powder materials. Dielectric constant (ε ′) and Dielectric loss factor (ε '') of agricultural by-products at room temperature have a relationship between microwave frequency and moisture content. It is a dependent and the mathematical relation is satisfied. The influence of microwave frequency and moisture content on the dielectric properties is as follows: lows: ε′>ε′′>tanδ. Under the conditions of civil microwave frequency (2.45GHz) and moisture content (2% ~ 25%), the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss factor of different kinds of agricultural by-products powder are in the range of 3.5 ~ 9 and 0.1 ~ 3.2 respectively. The results provide data basis for microwave processing and quality monitoring of agricultural by-products powder. The technical method is suitable for the measurement and analysis of the dielectric properties of powder materials.

Effect of moisture content on dielectric properties of banana leaves and peels in frequency range of 1–20 GHz

Frequenz ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumya Sundar Pattanayak ◽  
Soumen Biswas
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Banana Peel ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Banana Leaves ◽  
Banana Leaf

Abstract The quality of agricultural products can be remotely sensed and enhanced by determining the dielectric properties. This paper studies the dielectric properties of banana leaf and banana peel over the frequency range 1–20 GHz using the open-ended coaxial probe (OCP) method. A new curve fitting model is proposed to characterize the dielectric properties of banana leaf and banana peel. The different moisture content (MC) levels are considered for both banana leaf and banana peel samples and, their dielectric properties are characterized. Further, the banana leaf and banana peel’s measurement data are compared with the data obtained using the proposed model. In addition, Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and R-squared (R 2) are calculated to validate the performance of the proposed model. In case of banana leaf at 68.26% MC, the dielectric constant achieves the value of R 2 and RMSE of 0.98 and 0.0648, respectively. Similarly, dielectric loss achieves the value of R 2 and RMSE of 0.88 and 0.0795, respectively. Further, for banana peel at 80.89% MC, the dielectric constant achieves the value of R 2 and RMSE of 0.99 and 0.2989, respectively. Similarly, dielectric loss achieves the value of R 2 and RMSE of 0.96 and 0.6132, respectively.

Effect of Fungicide Treatment on Dielectric Properties of a Vegetable Seed

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Singh Chandel ◽  
Atiq UR Rahmanm ◽  
J. P. Shukla ◽  
Rajiv Manohar ◽  
Mohd. Shafi Khan
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Considerable Change ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Dielectric Parameters ◽  
Hewlett Packard ◽  
Fungicide Treatment ◽  
Vegetable Seed

Effect of fungicides' (thiram, captan, carbendazim, bagalol) treatment on dielectric constant and dielectric loss of a vegetable seed, namely the brinjal at given moisture content and bulk density was examined using Hewlett-Packard (HP-4194A) impedance/gain phase analyzer over the frequency range of 0.01 to 10 MHz and temperature range of 30-450C. Julabo (temperature controller, F-25, Germany) was used for keeping the temperature of seeds constant. Study showed that fungicide treatment cast considerable change in dielectric parameters namely the dielectric constant and dielectric loss.

scholarly journals Fabrication and studying the dielectric properties of (polystyrene-copper oxide) nanocomposites for piezoelectric application

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalal Hassan ◽  
Ahmed Hashim Ah-yasari
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Copper Oxide ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Copper Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Increase With Increase

The preparation of (polystyrene-copper oxide) nanocomposites have been investigated for piezoelectric application. The copper oxide nanoparticles were added to polystyrene by different concentrations are (0, 4, 8 and 12) wt.%. The structural and A.C electrical properties of (PS-CuO) nanocomposites were studied. The results showed that the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of (PS-CuO) nanocomposites decrease with increase in frequency. The A.C electrical conductivity increases with increase in frequency. The dielectric constant, dielectric loss and A.C electrical conductivity of polystyrene increase with increase in copper oxide nanoparticles concentrations. The results of piezoelectric application showed that the electrical resistance of (PS-CuO) nanocomposites decreases with increase in pressure.

scholarly journals Dielectric properties of zinc sulfide concentrate during the roasting at microwave frequencies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangjun He ◽  
Shiwei Li ◽  
Kun Yang ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
Peng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Zinc Sulfide ◽  
Apparent Density ◽  
Loss Tangent ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Microwave Energy ◽  
Dielectric Loss Factor ◽  
Sulfide Concentrate

Microwave technology has a potential application in the extraction of zinc from sulphide ores, knowledge of the dielectric properties of these ores plays a major role in the microwave design and simulation for any process. The dielectric properties of zinc sulfide concentrate for two different apparent densities—1.54 and 1.63 g/cm3—have been measured by using the resonance cavity perturbation technique at 915 and 2450 MHz during the roasting process for the temperature ranging from room temperature to 850 °C. The variations of dielectric constant, the dielectric loss factor, the dielectric loss tangent and the penetration depth with the temperature, frequency and apparent density have been investigated numerically. The results indicate that the dielectric constant increases as the temperature increases and temperature has a pivotal effect on the dielectric constant, while the dielectric loss factor has a complicated change and all of the temperature, frequency and apparent density have a significant impact to dielectric loss factor. Zinc sulfide concentrate is high loss material from 450 to 800 °C on the basis of theoretical analyses of dielectric loss tangent and penetration depth, its ability of absorbing microwave energy would be enhanced by increasing the apparent density as well. The experimental results also have proved that zinc sulfide concentrate is easy to be heated by microwave energy from 450 to 800 °C. In addition, the experimental date of dielectric constant and loss factor can be fitted perfectly by Boltzmann model and Gauss model, respectively.

scholarly journals Study of Dielectric Properties of Fenugreek Seeds (Trigonella Foenum Graecum)

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd. Shafi Khan ◽  
Vishal Singh Chandel ◽  
Rajiv Manohar ◽  
Jagdeesh Prasad Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Ac Conductivity ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Fenugreek Seeds ◽  
Temperature Controller ◽  
Trigonella Foenum Graecum ◽  
Fenugreek Seed

Abstract The present paper studied the dielectric constant, dielectric loss, and ac conductivity of fenugreek seed, a medicinal seed (Trigonella foenum graecum), within the frequency range of 10 kHz and 10 MHz and the temperature range of 30°C and 50°C. Impedance gain/phase analyser (HP 4194 A) was used to measure the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss and Julabo (temperature controller, F-25, Germany) was used for keeping the temperature of fenugreek seeds constant. It was found that the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss decrease with the increase in the frequency while the same increase with the increase in temperature and moisture content. The ac conductivity increased with the increase in frequency, moisture and temperature.

scholarly journals Electric Properties Measurement of Lentil

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Ján Novák
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Loss Tangent ◽  
Electric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Heating ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
Dielectric Constant And Loss ◽  
Coaxial Probe

AbstractThis paper contains the results of the electric properties measurement of lentil set. Electric measurements with use of these materials are of fundamental importance in relation to the analysis of quantity of absorbed water and dielectric heating characteristics. The aim of this paper was to perform the measurements of conductivity, dielectric constant and loss tangent on samples of lentil, the electrical properties of which had not been sufficiently measured. Measurements were performed under various moisture contents, and the frequency of electric field ranged from 1 MHz to 16 MHz, using a Q meter with coaxial probe. It was concluded that conductivity, relative permittivity and loss tangent increased with an increase in moisture content, and dielectric constant and loss tangent decreased as the frequency of electric field increased.

scholarly journals Dielectric and Conductivity Properties of Some Wood Composites

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
K.Ch. Varada Rajulu ◽  
B.N. Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Temperature Region ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Wood Composites ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Increasing Temperature ◽  
Coaxial Probe

This study presents the dielectric and conductivity properties as function of temperature and frequency of wood based composites. These properties were measured by an open-ended coaxial probe at frequency range between 100 kHz to 100MHz, temperature from 30OC to 200OC which is fully computer interfaced. It has been observed that dielectric constant (ε') and dielectric loss factor (ε") increase with increasing temperature and decrease with increasing frequency. At low temperature region, the conductivity depends significantly on the frequency. However, with the increase in temperature dielectric relaxation takes place and the dependency of the conductivity on frequency get reduced. The patterns of variation were established for the studied specimens and discrepancies were discussed. The study of dielectric properties will help in improving the drying, heating and gluing processes of wood and wood based products.

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