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RDWG technique of determination of moisture content in Oil Palm Fruits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2007

Z. Abbas ,
R. Mokhtar ,
K. Khalid ,
M. Hashim  and
S. Abdul Aziz
Z. Abbas*
Affiliation:
INSPEM, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia Department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
R. Mokhtar
Affiliation:
College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43009 Kajang, Malaysia
K. Khalid
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
M. Hashim
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
S. Abdul Aziz
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
*
za@fsas.upm.edu.my

Abstract

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Both the reflection and transmission coefficients of oil palm fruits of various moisture contents have been measured using a rectangular dielectric waveguide (RDWG) technique in the frequency range between 8 GHz and 12 GHz. Good agreement between predicted and measured values of reflection coefficient suggests the potential of RDWG technique as a new, fast and accurate method for the determination of moisture content in oil palm fruits.

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Type
Research Article
Information
The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , November 2007 , pp. 207 - 210
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, 2007

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