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.

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.

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.

Low-fire Processing and Dielectric Properties of a Binary Crystallizable Glasses+alumina System

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 000365-000379
Author(s):  
Shih-An Tung ◽  
Jau-Ho Jean
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Crystallization Kinetics ◽  
Dielectric Composite

Abstract Crystallization kinetics and dielectric properties of a low-temperature, cofirable binary crystallizable glasses (CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 (CAS) and CaO-B2O3-SiO2 (CBS)) with alumina have been investigated. With alumina present, the bloating is minimized and wollastonite formed in the binary crystallizable glasses is replaced by anorthite. With increasing amount of anorthite formed in the ternary alumina+CAS glass+CBS glass dielectric composite, the dielectric constant remains relatively unchanged but the dielectric loss decreases as sintering is extended.

Effect of Sintering Temperature on Dielectric Properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramics Prepared by Mechanochemical Process

2014 ◽  
Vol 974 ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
Masturah Mohamed ◽  
Mahesh Talari ◽  
Mohd Salleh Mohd Deni ◽  
Azlan Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
Dielectric Measurements ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Barrier Capacitance ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Increasing Temperature

CaCu3Ti4O12(CCTO) is well known to have colossal dielectric constant in the range of 105.It is widely accepted that this phenomenon may be attributed to internal layer barrier capacitance (IBLC) model. The dielectric properties of CCTO were reported to be strongly dependent on the processing conditions and grain size. In this work, CCTO samples with different grain sizes were produced by varying sintering temperature in order to investigate IBLC effect on dielectric properties of CCTO. The samples were sintered at four different temperatures, (T=1100°C, 1050°C, 1000°C and 950°C). Dielectric measurements were carried out for the samples in the frequency range of 102– 106Hz using impedance spectrometer. Electron micrographs showed that increasing temperature promoted the grain growth of CCTO while sintering. The internal crystalline defects are seen to play major role by increasing the grain conductivity in dipole formation and increased the dielectric constant of the samples.

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.

Dielectric Properties of Eucalyptus urophylla Under an Ultra-Wide Frequency Range

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1236-1241
Author(s):  
He Xia ◽  
Wang Yong ◽  
Li Yunyan ◽  
Wei Yanqiang ◽  
Quan Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Wide Frequency Range ◽  
Dielectric Loss Factor ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Eucalyptus Urophylla ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Tangential Directions

Dielectric properties of Eucalyptus urophylla wood were measured by using a network analyzer over an ultrawide frequency range between 0.2 GHz and 20 GHz. The effects of moisture content (MC), temperature and frequency on the dielectric permittivity and the dielectric loss factor of Eucalyptus urophylla were investigated along different grain directions. The results showed that the dielectric permittivity along with the dielectric loss factor increased significantly with the elevation in MC. At the frequency of 2380 MHz with the MC increasing from 0% to 100%, the dielectric permittivity along different grain directions (including longitudinal, radial and tangential directions) increased by 180%, 110% and 112%, respectively, while the loss factor along these three directions increased by 1642%, 3703% and 5058%, respectively. In addition, the increase in dielectric properties of Eucalyptus urophylla wood was determined with the temperature elevating. When the temperature elevated from 20 °C to 140 °C, the dielectric permittivity at 2380 MHz along the longitudinal, radial and tangential directions, increased by 19%, 14% and 15%, respectively, while the loss factor increased by 133% at most. As the radio frequency increased, the dielectric permittivity of wood decreased. Regression equations satisfactorily described the dielectric properties of wood along different grain directions with different moisture contents.

Low Temperature Sintering Ba3Ti5Nb6O28 Ceramics with Tunable Temperature Coefficient of Dielectric Constant

2008 ◽  
Vol 368-372 ◽  
pp. 170-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Guo ◽  
Zhi Yuan Ling ◽  
Xing Hu
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Temperature Coefficient ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature Sintering

A middle permittivity dielectrics with the tunable temperature coefficient of dielectric constant (τε) in the BaO-TiO2-Nb2O5 system, Ba3Ti5Nb6O28, has been synthesized and characterized. The dielectric properties of Ba3Ti5Nb6O28 measured at 1MHz are as follows: dielectric constant (εr) ~38, dielectric loss (tanδ)<0.0002, temperature coefficient of dielectric constant (τε)~-22ppm/°C. The Ba3Ti5Nb6O28 phase satisfies the requirements of NP0 (MLCC) dielectrics, but the sintering temperature of the Ba3Ti5Nb6O28 phase (1250~1300°C) is too high to be co-fired with Ag or Cu electrodes. To lower the sintering temperature, an appropriate amount of ZnO-B2O3 frit (5~7wt.%) was added to the Ba3Ti5Nb6O28 phase and dense ceramics were obtained at the sintering temperature lower than 1000°C. Furthermore, the CaNb2O6 phase with the positive τε of 65ppm/°C was incorporated into the Ba3Ti5Nb6O28 phase to adjust the temperature coefficient of dielectric constant from negative to positive(-22~30ppm/°C). Near zero τε ceramics with high εr (38) and low tanδ (0.0002) were obtained at the composition of Ba3Ti5Nb6O28/ CaNb2O6/ ZB frit=76:17:7 wt.%.

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&mdash;1.54 and 1.63 g/cm3&mdash;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 &deg;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 &deg;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 &deg;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.

The synthesis, photophysical and dielectric properties of ball-type dinuclear zinc phthalocyanine

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (07n08) ◽  
pp. 826-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mevlüde Canlıca ◽  
Ahmet Altındal ◽  
Tebello Nyokong
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Zinc Phthalocyanine ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Peripheral Position ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Polarizability Contribution

The synthesis of ball-type dinuclear Zn(II) phthalocyanine containing four 4,4′-(9H-fluorene-9,9-diyl)diphenol substituents at the non-peripheral position is presented. The structure of the synthesized compound was characterized using elemental analyzes, and UV-vis, FT-IR,1H NMR and mass spectroscopies. The ΦFvalue was 0.16 and ΦTvalue was 0.72. The complex showed reasonably long triplet lifetimes with τT7210 μs in DMSO. The frequency and temperature dependence of the dielectric properties of ZnPc were also investigated in the frequency range of 40–105Hz and in the temperature range of 300–440 °K. It has been observed that both dielectric constant ε′ and dielectric loss ε″ decrease with the rise in frequency as they increase with the rise in temperature. The decrease in ε′ with increasing frequency is attributed to the fact that as the frequency increases, the polarizability contribution from orientation sources decreases and finally disappears.

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