Preliminary Design and Test of a Microwave Inline Moisture Sensor for the Carasau Bread Industry
Within the framework of the recent agri-food technological advancement, the design and validation of a methodology for the water content estimation in the Carasau bread manufacturing process is herein presented. Following a thorough evaluation of the dough dielectric properties, a suitable antenna l...
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| author | Giacomo Muntoni Matteo B. Lodi Alessandro Fedeli Andrea Melis Claudia Maccio Matteo Pastorino Andrea Randazzo Giuseppe Mazzarella Alessandro Fanti |
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| description | Within the framework of the recent agri-food technological advancement, the design and validation of a methodology for the water content estimation in the Carasau bread manufacturing process is herein presented. Following a thorough evaluation of the dough dielectric properties, a suitable antenna layout has been selected, pointing out the advantages in the choice of a contactless narrow-band antenna in comparison to wide-band and dual-band ones. The presented simulated results are then validated using a prototype sensor and an ad hoc measurement system to confirm the antenna ability to discriminate among doughs with different water content. In addition, an accurate analysis of possible sources of misinterpretation of the results is presented. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dc126da9253544ee8d6bf8fab514d4e42025-08-20T02:36:42ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation2637-64312024-01-01551166118010.1109/OJAP.2024.343109210604824Preliminary Design and Test of a Microwave Inline Moisture Sensor for the Carasau Bread IndustryGiacomo Muntoni0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0549-118XMatteo B. Lodi1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8314-1575Alessandro Fedeli2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6636-1448Andrea Melis3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4372-0337Claudia Maccio4Matteo Pastorino5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-7358Andrea Randazzo6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5291-462XGiuseppe Mazzarella7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1429-9600Alessandro Fanti8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-881XDepartment of Electric and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Electric and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Electric and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Electric and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Electric and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Electric and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyWithin the framework of the recent agri-food technological advancement, the design and validation of a methodology for the water content estimation in the Carasau bread manufacturing process is herein presented. Following a thorough evaluation of the dough dielectric properties, a suitable antenna layout has been selected, pointing out the advantages in the choice of a contactless narrow-band antenna in comparison to wide-band and dual-band ones. The presented simulated results are then validated using a prototype sensor and an ad hoc measurement system to confirm the antenna ability to discriminate among doughs with different water content. In addition, an accurate analysis of possible sources of misinterpretation of the results is presented.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10604824/Dielectric propertiesmoisture sensorCarasau breadpatch antennafood engineering |
| spellingShingle | Giacomo Muntoni Matteo B. Lodi Alessandro Fedeli Andrea Melis Claudia Maccio Matteo Pastorino Andrea Randazzo Giuseppe Mazzarella Alessandro Fanti Preliminary Design and Test of a Microwave Inline Moisture Sensor for the Carasau Bread Industry IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation Dielectric properties moisture sensor Carasau bread patch antenna food engineering |
| title | Preliminary Design and Test of a Microwave Inline Moisture Sensor for the Carasau Bread Industry |
| title_full | Preliminary Design and Test of a Microwave Inline Moisture Sensor for the Carasau Bread Industry |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary Design and Test of a Microwave Inline Moisture Sensor for the Carasau Bread Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary Design and Test of a Microwave Inline Moisture Sensor for the Carasau Bread Industry |
| title_short | Preliminary Design and Test of a Microwave Inline Moisture Sensor for the Carasau Bread Industry |
| title_sort | preliminary design and test of a microwave inline moisture sensor for the carasau bread industry |
| topic | Dielectric properties moisture sensor Carasau bread patch antenna food engineering |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10604824/ |
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