An Automated Approach to Peanut Drying with Real-time Monitoring of In-Shell Kernel Moisture Content with a Microwave Sensor

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micah A Lewis ◽  
Samir Trabelsi ◽  
Stuart O Nelson ◽  
Ernest W Tollner ◽  
Mark A Haidekker
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Microwave Sensor

Real-time monitoring of milk powder moisture content during drying in a spouted bed dryer using a hybrid neural soft sensor

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 1184-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo N. A. Vieira ◽  
Martín Olazar ◽  
José T. Freire ◽  
Fábio B. Freire
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Milk Powder ◽  
Soft Sensor ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Spouted Bed

Development of an Eighth-scale Grain Drying System with Real-time Microwave Monitoring of Moisture Content

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 767-774
Author(s):  
Micah A. Lewis ◽  
Samir Trabelsi ◽  
Stuart O. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Seed Moisture Content ◽  
Moisture Sensor ◽  
Grain Moisture ◽  
Cereal Grain ◽  
Grain Drying ◽  
Drying System

Abstract. After being harvested, cereal grain and oilseed are stored and dried in large cylindrical storage bins. Drying is necessary to prevent spoilage and degradation; however, because of the significant depth of material in the drying bin, a common problem in grain and oilseed drying is overdrying the bottom layer while trying to dry the top layer. This is due to insufficient knowledge of moisture throughout the bin. In some cases, an operator is limited to probing reachable locations to determine moisture content. However, this does not lend to observing the dynamics of moisture content within the bin continuously, and the lower layers of grain or seed within the bin are susceptible to being overdried. Temperature and/or moisture cables to monitor conditions throughout the bin are more widely used. These sensors use a correlation between grain moisture content and temperature and relative humidity. However, error in moisture content determination increases greatly at high relative humidity and/or temperature. By using a microwave moisture sensor operating at 5.8 GHz, developed within USDA ARS, the moisture content of the cereal grain or oilseed can be measured continuously, providing real-time moisture content with 12-s resolution. An automated, eighth-scale grain drying system was developed utilizing temperature and relative humidity sensors at different heights within the grain bin and the microwave moisture sensor to observe drying parameters and moisture migration as the grain or seed dried. Grain and seed moisture content was determined in real-time with a standard error of calibration of = 0.54% moisture content when compared to the reference oven-drying method. Overall evaluation showed that the automated grain drying system is an effective solution for real-time monitoring of moisture content and other parameters during drying. Keywords: Dielectric properties, Grain drying bin, Moisture content, Microwave sensing, Real-time monitoring, Sensors.

scholarly journals Real-time monitoring of the moisture content of filter cakes in vacuum filters by a novel soft sensor

2019 ◽  
Vol 223 ◽  
pp. 282-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manu Huttunen ◽  
Lauri Nygren ◽  
Teemu Kinnarinen ◽  
Bjarne Ekberg ◽  
Tuomo Lindh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Soft Sensor ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Filter Cakes

1618: Real-Time Monitoring of Nitric Oxide and Blood Flow During Ischemia-Reperfusion in the Rat Testis

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 521-521
Author(s):  
Motoaki Saito ◽  
Tomoharu Kono ◽  
Yukako Kinoshita ◽  
Itaru Satoh ◽  
Keisuke Satoh
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Rat Testis
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