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The prediction of mature grain weight in winter wheat : (Triticum aestivum, L.)Macbeth, Jacqueline Elizabeth January 1996 (has links)
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A study of microwave moisture measurement in bulk materialsHaigh, Arthur D. January 1994 (has links)
Moisture measurements play an important role in many material preparations and industrial processes. Microwave techniques have been used for several decades for such measurements. Shortcomings associated with the method have been addressed. Graphical solutions used hitherto to obtain the permittivity from waveguide measurements have been replaced by computer programs. The accuracy of measurement have been improved by the development of waveguide standards and the implementation of calibration procedures. Permittivity measurements in through and short circuited rectangular waveguides are reported on a wide range of solid, granular and liquid materials important to the food industry. Techniques to suppress standing wave effects have enabled accurate plane wave measurements of permittivity. For bulk materials, new measurement probes have been developed for on line measurements and associated with these probes lower cost instrumentation has been considered. The· main outcome of the study is the improvement in permittivity measurements of sample quantities of material. Moisture measurements in bulk materials have been facilitated by novel non invasive probes.
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Is Iceland a wet spot?Nichols, Alexander Robert Lee January 2000 (has links)
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Dual-wavelength radar studies of cloudsHogan, Robin James January 1998 (has links)
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Design of a Multilevel - TDR Probe for Measuring Soil Water ContentAdelakun, Idris Ademuyiwa 30 November 2012 (has links)
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The TDR measures soil water content by measuring the travel time of an electromagnetic step pulse through a wave guide embedded in the soil. Damage during insertion and retrieval of the probe makes it unsuitable for repeated use. A multilevel-TDR probe with adequate protection for cable was designed and tested to overcome this problem.
Each section of the multilevel-TDR probe was constructed by embedding a 60 mm centre rod and a 63 mm outer loop in grooves on the outer wall of a 200 mm section of PVC pipe. Fifteen such probes were tested in the laboratory and the field by comparing it with the weighing method. Regression analysis between TDR-ϴv and weighing method-ϴv showed good correlation with an R2 of 0.97 and 0.98 during two laboratory experiments and 0.51 during the field experiment. This multilevel probe is cost effective, reusable and can measure soil water content at different depths.
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Design of a Multilevel - TDR Probe for Measuring Soil Water ContentAdelakun, Idris Ademuyiwa 30 November 2012 (has links)
ABSTRACT
The TDR measures soil water content by measuring the travel time of an electromagnetic step pulse through a wave guide embedded in the soil. Damage during insertion and retrieval of the probe makes it unsuitable for repeated use. A multilevel-TDR probe with adequate protection for cable was designed and tested to overcome this problem.
Each section of the multilevel-TDR probe was constructed by embedding a 60 mm centre rod and a 63 mm outer loop in grooves on the outer wall of a 200 mm section of PVC pipe. Fifteen such probes were tested in the laboratory and the field by comparing it with the weighing method. Regression analysis between TDR-ϴv and weighing method-ϴv showed good correlation with an R2 of 0.97 and 0.98 during two laboratory experiments and 0.51 during the field experiment. This multilevel probe is cost effective, reusable and can measure soil water content at different depths.
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Percolation, Capillarity and Chresard of Representative Denton County SoilsQuimby, Don Clarence 08 1900 (has links)
This paper deals with a study of the chresard, percolation, and capillarity of twenty representative Denton County soils. The group of soils chosen vary greatly in texture thus affording excellent material for comparative studies of edaphic factors based upon this property.
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Impact of polymer type, dosage, and mixing regime and sludge type on sludge floc propertiesKolda, Bridget C. 17 January 2009 (has links)
This research investigated the impact of sludge type, polymer type (percent mole charge), dosage, mixing rate, and solution ionic strength on bound water content of sludge flocs. Data determined to evaluate the extent of dewatering included: percent dry solids, bulk density, bound water content (determined by dilatometric method), floc density (determined by isopycnic centrifugation), and cake solids concentrations. Calculated floc densities and bound water contents were compared with measured values. The polymer mole charge had marginal impact on bound water content. The optimal polymer dose as determined by dose curves did not necessarily result in the least bound water content. The mixing rate did not have an impact on bound water content of the chemical sludge, but did have an impact on bound water content of the biological sludge. However, the percentage of total water removed that was due to bound water removal was not affected by rate of mixing, polymer mole charge, or polymer dose. Altering solution ionic strength did not appear to improve bound water removal.
The calculated bound water content values determined using measured floc densities were consistently greater than the measured bound water content values determined by dilatometric method. The bound water content per the dilatometric method did not account for all the water present in the floes as determined by the isopycnic centrifugation method. / Master of Science
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Calibration of water content reflectometer in Rocky Mountain arsenal soilTang, Yucao 2009 August 1900 (has links)
This paper describes how water content reflectometers (WCRs) were analyzed to develop a calibration equation. Time domain reflectometry (TDR) technique is the most prevalent method in in-situ moisture monitoring; and WCR is a type of low frequency TDR sensors, which is sensitive to soil type. Developing soil-specific calibration and investigating different environmental effects on WCR calibration is important. This study focused on investigation of the soil dry density and temperature effects on WCR calibration in RMA soil. Two series of tests to develop soil-specific calibration with dry density and temperature offset were conducted. Results from testing program showed that WCR response was positive related to volumetric water content, dry density, and temperature. Equations were developed to illustrate the response-density-temperature-moisture relation. Application to a field site was also presented to illustrate the difference in volumetric water contents obtained by using manufacturer method and the calibration procedure drawn in this paper. / text
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Validation of scattering microwave radiative transfer models using an aircraft radiometer and ground-based radarJones, David C. January 1995 (has links)
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