Title
Dielectric Properties of Importance in Operations of Post-harvest of Sorghum
Date Issued
04 January 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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).
Volume
13
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Alimentos y bebidas
Biotecnología agrícola, Biotecnología alimentaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85018754392
Source
International Journal of Food Engineering
ISSN of the container
21945764
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus