scholarly journals Experimental Determination of TDR Calibration Relationship for Pyroclastic Ashes of Campania (Italy)

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 3727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Capparelli ◽  
Gennaro Spolverino ◽  
Roberto Greco
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Phase System ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
The Relationship

Time domain reflectometry (TDR) is one of the most widely used techniques for indirect determination of soil volumetric water content (θ). TDR measures the relative dielectric constant (εr) which, in a three-phase system like the soil, depends on water, air, and solid matrix dielectric constants. Since dielectric constant of water is much larger than the other two, εr of bulk soil mainly depends on water content. In many cases, the application of TDR requires a specific calibration of the relationship θ(εr) to get quantitatively accurate estimates of soil water content. In fact, the relationship θ(εr) is influenced by various soil properties, such as clay content, organic matter content, bulk density, and aggregation. Numerous studies have shown that pyroclastic soils often exhibit a peculiar dielectric behavior. In Campania (Southern Italy) wide mountainous areas are covered by layered pyroclastic deposits of ashes (loamy sands) and pumices (sandy gravels), often involved in the triggering of landslides induced by rainwater infiltration. Reliable field measurements of water content of such soils are therefore important for the assessment of landslide risk. Hence, in this paper, the θ(εr) relationship has been experimentally determined on samples of typical pyroclastic soil of Campania, collected around Sarno, reconstituted with different porosities. The aim of the study is to identify specific calibration relationships for such soils based not only on empirical approaches. In this respect, a three-phase dielectric mixing model with a variable exponent is introduced, and the variable value of the exponent is related to the different dielectric properties of bond and free water within the soil pores.

scholarly journals Time domain reflectrometry measurements using a movable obstacle for the determination of dielectric profiles

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
B. Will ◽  
M. Gerding ◽  
S. Schultz ◽  
B. Schiek
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
Dielectric Measurement ◽  
Effective Dielectric Constant ◽  
Pulse Delay

Abstract. Microwave techniques for the measurement of the permittivity of soils including the water content of soils and other materials, especially TDR (time domain reflectometry), have become accepted as routine measurement techniques. This summary deals with an advanced use of the TDR principle for the determination of the water content of soil along a probe. The basis of the advanced TDR technique is a waveguide, which is inserted into the soil for obtaining measurements of the effective soil permittivity, from which the water content is estimated, and an obstacle, which can mechanically be moved along the probe and which acts as a reference reflection for the TDR system with an exactly known position. Based on the known mechanical position of the reference reflection, the measured electrical position can be used as a measure for the effective dielectric constant of the environment. Thus, it is possible to determine the effective dielectric constant with a spatial resolution given by the step size of the obstacle displacement. A conventional industrial TDR-system, operating in the baseband, is used for the signal generation and for the evaluation of the pulse delay time of the obstacle reflection. Thus, a cost effective method for the acquisition of the dielectric measurement data is available.

scholarly journals Models for moisture estimation in different horizons of yellow argisol using TDR

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1727
Author(s):  
Karla Silva Santos Alvares de Almeida ◽  
Luciano Da Silva Souza ◽  
Vital Pedro Da Silva Paz ◽  
Maurício Antônio Coelho Filho ◽  
Eduardo Holzapfel Hoces
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
Volumetric Water Content ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Disturbed Soil ◽  
Cubic Polynomial ◽  
Indirect Technique ◽  
Moisture Estimation

The determination of soil moisture is very important because it is the property with the most influence on the dielectric constant of the medium. Time-domain reflectometry (TDR) is an indirect technique used to estimate the water content of the soil (?) based on its dielectric constant (Ka). Like any other technique, it has advantages and disadvantages. Among the major disadvantages is the need for calibration, which requires consideration of the soil characteristics. This study aimed to perform the calibration of a TDR100 device to estimate the volumetric water content of four horizons of a Yellow Argisol. Calibration was performed under laboratory conditions using disturbed soil samples contained in PVC columns. The three rods of the handcrafted probes were vertically installed in the soil columns. Weight measurements with digital scales and daily readings of the dielectric constant with the TDR device were taken. For all soil horizons evaluated, the best fits between the dielectric constant and the volumetric water content were related to the cubic polynomial model. The Ledieu model overestimated by approximately 68 % the volumetric water content in the A and AB horizons, and underestimating by 69 % in Bt2, in relation to volumetric water content obtained by gravimetry. The underestimation by linear, Topp, Roth, and Malicki models ranged from 50 % to 85 % for all horizons.

scholarly journals Determination of the permittivity of soils by use of double transmission measurements

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Will ◽  
M. Gerding
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Delay Time ◽  
Effective Permittivity ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
Effective Dielectric Constant ◽  
Step Size ◽  
Transmission Method ◽  
Average Value

Abstract. Delay time measurements, e.g. time domain reflectometry (TDR), are a well-established method for the measurement of permittivity of various materials, especially soils. However, common measurement systems only provide one average value of the dielectric constant along the length of the TDR probe. This contribution deals with an advanced application of the TDR principle, the so-called double transmission method, for the determination of the water content of soil along a probe. To apply the advanced TDR technique, a probe, realized by a combination of a transmission line and a dielectric obstacle, which can mechanically be moved along the probe, is used. The probe is inserted into the soil to measure the effective soil permittivity. Thus, the water content along the probe can be estimated by means of the effective permittivity. Based on the known mechanical position of the reflection at the end of the probe and the position of the obstacle, the measured delay time can be used as a measure for the effective dielectric constant of the environment surrounding the obstacle. Thus, it is possible to determine the effective dielectric constant with a spatial resolution given by the step size of the obstacle displacement.

scholarly journals On the measurement of the dielectric constants of liquids, with a determination of the dielectric constant of benzene

1929 ◽  
Vol 123 (792) ◽  
pp. 664-685 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
The Past ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Important Indication

It has long been recognised that the dielectric constant of a substance gives an important indication of its constitution, and the classical papers of Nernst and Drude giving methods for the determination of dielectric constants, have been followed by a long series of papers giving the dielectric constants of several hundreds of pure liquids and solutions. Since the publication of Debye’s dipole theory in 1912, the literature of the subject has become even more voluminous than before. In surveying the mass of data one is struck by the very large discrepancies which exist in the values obtained by different observers for any one substance, and it is very difficult to decide whether they are due to the difficulty of pre­paring and purifying the substance, differences in experimental conditions such as frequency of the applied E. M. F., or errors in the methods of measure­ment. In order to make it possible to compare the results of different observers, and to provide a fundamental basis for new measurements, it is important that the value of at least one standard liquid should be known with unquestion­able accuracy. The object of the present investigation was to provide such a value. Benzene was chosen as the standard liquid since it has been very widely used in the past, and it is used as a standard in the measurement of other physical properties.

Quantitative determination of water in granites by infra-red analysis

1969 ◽  
Vol 37 (286) ◽  
pp. 256-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Aucott ◽  
M. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Determination ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Vibrational Mode ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Biotite Granite ◽  
Silica Content ◽  
Infra Red ◽  
Granite Samples

SummaryTwo methods using nujol and hexachloro-butadiene mulls are described to analyse the water content of powdered granite samples. The nujol mull analyses were carried out on a Unicam SP 100 spectrometer using the silica content of the rock as an internal standard. The hexachlorobutadiene mull analyses were done by a twin-path Unicam SP 200 spectrometer, using hexachlorobutadiene as the internal standard. The broader and more pronounced V1 vibrational mode (3450 cm−1) is ratioed to a standard of known composition. Comparisons are also made between absorption due to free water (V1 = 3450 cm−1) and combined water (V3 = 3680 cm−1) in aplites, biotite granite, and chlorite schists.

Determination of Water Content in Brake Fluids by Using Capacitance Sensors and Measurement of Fluid Quantity by Dielectric Constant

1995 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryou Minagawa ◽  
◽  
Sadao Yamazaki ◽  
Teruo Negishi ◽  
Minoru Hara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Water Content

B-O Bond Character and Microwave Dielectric Properties of (1-x)CaTiO3-xCa(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 Perovskite Ceramics

2009 ◽  
Vol 421-422 ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
Jie Shen ◽  
Wen Chen ◽  
Jing Zhou ◽  
Jie Zhu ◽  
Qiong Lei
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Microwave Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Solid State Reaction Method ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Identical Result ◽  
Microwave Dielectric ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the character of the B-site cation–oxygen bond and the microwave dielectric properties in perovskites dielectric materials was studied in this paper. The atomic net charge of CaTiO3 (CT) and Ca(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 (CZN) was calculated respectively. The calculating result implies that the covalency of B-O bonds in CZN is stronger than that in CT. This predicted that the dielectric constant and loss of the ceramics will decrease after CZN incorporated in CT. To confirme the prediction, (1-x)CT-xCZN microwave dielectric ceramics were prepared by solid state reaction method with ZnNb2O6 as precursor. The structure analysis in terms of tolerance factor gives an identical result as calculation. The microwave dielectric properties, such as dielectric constants, Q×f values and τf were studied as a function of composition. With x increasing from 0.2 to 0.8, the dielectric constant linearly decreases from 109 to 49.37, the Q×f value increases from 8,340 to 13,200 GHz, and τf decreases from 321 to -18 ppm/°C. The properties trends are consistent with the previous calculation results, and confirm the relationship between the character of B-O bond and dielectric properties.

scholarly journals On the direct determination of the electrostatic moments of molecules

1929 ◽  
Vol 124 (795) ◽  
pp. 689-698 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Direct Determination ◽  
Negative Temperature ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Temperature Coefficients ◽  
Different Temperatures

According to Faraday's ideas, the specific inductive capacity of a substance is due to the polarisation of the molecules as wholes. This is the basis of the old Clausius-Mosotti theory of dielectrics, on which it is shown first that the polarisation P is proportional to the polarising field, i. e. , P = k E, k being the dielectric constant, and second that δ being the density of the dielectric, k - 2/ k + 2 ·1/δ = constant. Now it is known that some substances have large negative temperature coefficients for their dielectric constants which cannot thus be accounted for. To provide for this Debye proposed the theory that the molecules were permanently polarised and that they were systematically orientated in the field. This leads to the equation k - 2/ k + 2 = a T -1 + b T -2 , to represent the change of specific inductive capacity with temperature. This theory has been developed by Gans and others, and a number of measurements have been made by Smyth and others, who have found the molecular moments of many substances by measuring the dielectric constants at different temperatures.

Dielectric constant measurements of thin films and liquids using terahertz metamaterials

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (73) ◽  
pp. 69381-69386 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Park ◽  
S. A. N. Yoon ◽  
Y. H. Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Polymer Films ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Polar Liquids ◽  
Terahertz Metamaterials

In this paper, we demonstrate that terahertz (THz) metamaterials are powerful tools for determination of dielectric constants of polymer films and polar liquids.

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