Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit

In this paper, the use of the Finite Difference Method (FDM) is proposed to determine the reflection coefficient of an open-ended coaxial sensor for determining the moisture content of oil palm fruit. Semirigid open-ended coaxial sensor is used in conjunction with Vector Network Analyzer for reflect...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Ee Meng, Abbas, Zulkifly, Abdul Malek, Mohamed Fareq, Lee, Kim Yee, You, Kok Yeow, Khor, Shing Fhan, Hassan, Jumiah, Zainuddin, Hishamuddin
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Published: Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society 2016
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author Cheng, Ee Meng
Abbas, Zulkifly
Abdul Malek, Mohamed Fareq
Lee, Kim Yee
You, Kok Yeow
Khor, Shing Fhan
Hassan, Jumiah
Zainuddin, Hishamuddin
author_facet Cheng, Ee Meng
Abbas, Zulkifly
Abdul Malek, Mohamed Fareq
Lee, Kim Yee
You, Kok Yeow
Khor, Shing Fhan
Hassan, Jumiah
Zainuddin, Hishamuddin
author_sort Cheng, Ee Meng
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description In this paper, the use of the Finite Difference Method (FDM) is proposed to determine the reflection coefficient of an open-ended coaxial sensor for determining the moisture content of oil palm fruit. Semirigid open-ended coaxial sensor is used in conjunction with Vector Network Analyzer for reflection coefficient measurement of oil palm fruit. Moisture content in oil palm fruit determine optimum harvest time of oil palm fruit. Finite difference method is then used to simulate measured reflection coefficient due to different moisture contents in oil palm fruit at various stages of ripeness. The FDM results were found to be in good agreement with measured data when compared with the quasi-static and capacitance model. Overall, the mean errors in magnitude and phase for the FDM were 0.03 and 3.70°, respectively.
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spelling upm-543192018-03-13T05:08:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54319/ Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit Cheng, Ee Meng Abbas, Zulkifly Abdul Malek, Mohamed Fareq Lee, Kim Yee You, Kok Yeow Khor, Shing Fhan Hassan, Jumiah Zainuddin, Hishamuddin In this paper, the use of the Finite Difference Method (FDM) is proposed to determine the reflection coefficient of an open-ended coaxial sensor for determining the moisture content of oil palm fruit. Semirigid open-ended coaxial sensor is used in conjunction with Vector Network Analyzer for reflection coefficient measurement of oil palm fruit. Moisture content in oil palm fruit determine optimum harvest time of oil palm fruit. Finite difference method is then used to simulate measured reflection coefficient due to different moisture contents in oil palm fruit at various stages of ripeness. The FDM results were found to be in good agreement with measured data when compared with the quasi-static and capacitance model. Overall, the mean errors in magnitude and phase for the FDM were 0.03 and 3.70°, respectively. Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society 2016-10 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54319/1/Finite%20difference%20analysis%20of%20an%20open-ended.pdf Cheng, Ee Meng and Abbas, Zulkifly and Abdul Malek, Mohamed Fareq and Lee, Kim Yee and You, Kok Yeow and Khor, Shing Fhan and Hassan, Jumiah and Zainuddin, Hishamuddin (2016) Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit. Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, 31 (10). pp. 1181-1192. ISSN 1054-4887; ESSN: 1943-5711 http://ro.uow.edu.au/dubaipapers/807/ Finite difference method; Moisture content; Oil palm fruit; Open-ended coaxial sensor; Reflection coefficient
spellingShingle Finite difference method; Moisture content; Oil palm fruit; Open-ended coaxial sensor; Reflection coefficient
Cheng, Ee Meng
Abbas, Zulkifly
Abdul Malek, Mohamed Fareq
Lee, Kim Yee
You, Kok Yeow
Khor, Shing Fhan
Hassan, Jumiah
Zainuddin, Hishamuddin
Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit
title Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit
title_full Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit
title_fullStr Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit
title_full_unstemmed Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit
title_short Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in Tenera oil palm fruit
title_sort finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi- rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in tenera oil palm fruit
topic Finite difference method; Moisture content; Oil palm fruit; Open-ended coaxial sensor; Reflection coefficient
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