Dielectric measurement of logs for improved internal imaging

Wayne S Holmes, Saeed Ur Rehman, Steve Riley

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Abstract

This paper describes the measurement of the dielectric properties of the typical log features of Heartwood, Sapwood and internal Branches. Measurements were made using the waveguide cell technique covering the frequency range of 2.3 to 6.5GHz. This has shown that for the desired contrast between heartwood and Sapwood to be achieved the imaging system must operate above 4GHz. Additional work was undertaken to establish a method to correct these measurements for variations in basic density and Earlywood\Latewood banding, giving rise to a potential moisture content estimation error of 0.63%. This will lead to improved spatial location of features of interest

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages202-206
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781457701672
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST
ISSN (Print)2156-8065
ISSN (Electronic)2156-8073

Keywords

  • basic density
  • dielectric
  • imaging
  • log

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