Device and method for determining the moisture content of tobacco
    1.
    发明授权
    Device and method for determining the moisture content of tobacco 失效
    确定烟草含水量的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6107809A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-22

    申请号:US126384

    申请日:1998-07-30

    CPC分类号: G01N22/04 G01N33/02 G01N9/24

    摘要: A method of determining the moisture content of a module of tobacco material, the method comprising the steps of: (a) transmitting a plurality of microwaves substantially through a portion of the module, such that the microwaves are transmitted microwaves; (b) receiving the transmitted microwaves such that the microwaves are received microwaves; (c) determining a phase shift and an attenuation from the received microwaves; (d) repeating steps (a) to (c) for at least a portion of the material on the module, such that a plurality of phase shifts and a plurality of attenuations is obtained; (e) using at least one empirical factor selected from the group consisting of weight of the module, temperature of the module, shape of the module and type of the material to correct the plurality of attenuations, producing a plurality of corrected attenuations; (f) calculating a raw moisture content of the material from the corrected attenuations; (g) determining a density of the material from the phase shifts; and (h) calculating a final moisture content of the material from the density and from the raw moisture content.

    摘要翻译: 一种确定烟草材料模块的含水量的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤:(a)基本上通过所述模块的一部分传送多个微波,使得所述微波是透射的微波; (b)接收所发送的微波,使微波接收微波; (c)从所接收的微波确定相移和衰减; (d)对于模块上的材料的至少一部分重复步骤(a)至(c),使得获得多个相移和多个衰减; (e)使用选自模块的重量,模块的温度,模块的形状和材料的类型以校正多个衰减的至少一个经验因子,产生多个校正的衰减; (f)根据校正的衰减计算材料的原始水分含量; (g)从相移确定材料的密度; 和(h)从密度和原始水分含量计算材料的最终含水量。

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE, HIGH SPEED, REAL TIME, CONTINUOUS OR STATIONARY, IN-LINE, NON-INVASIVE, THREE DIMENSIONAL, MULTI-SLICE AND CALCULATIONS OF HOMOGENEOUS OR NON-HOMOGENEOUS FIBROUS YARN, SLIVERS, OR PAD MATERIAL
    2.
    发明授权
    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE, HIGH SPEED, REAL TIME, CONTINUOUS OR STATIONARY, IN-LINE, NON-INVASIVE, THREE DIMENSIONAL, MULTI-SLICE AND CALCULATIONS OF HOMOGENEOUS OR NON-HOMOGENEOUS FIBROUS YARN, SLIVERS, OR PAD MATERIAL 失效
    用于高精度,高速,实时,连续或静态,在线,非侵入,三维,均匀和非均质纤维纱,缝合或垫料的多尺度和计算方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06476619B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-05

    申请号:US09640973

    申请日:2000-08-17

    IPC分类号: G01R2732

    CPC分类号: G01N33/362 G01N22/00

    摘要: A method for highly accurate, high speed, multi-slice density and moisture content measurements and calculations of homogeneous or non-homogeneous fibrous material, using a microwave resonator device and computer algorithms. The device is comprised of a cylindrical microwave resonator, including two cutoff waveguides, internal corrective pieces, a teflon tube, signal input and output ports, alternative microwave sources, alternative signal receivers, temperature sensor and optional moisture sensor, and computerized processing and display units. The method comprises passing fibrous material, located in-line of a production process, through the resonator, wherein the fibrous material is scanned with a sweeping range of microwave frequencies, in a continuous, real time, and multi-slice mode. The presence of the fibrous material causes resonance frequency shifts and changes in resonator quality, which are proportional to, and used in calculations of, material density and moisture content, respectively. Calculations of material density (and moisture content) are based on evaluation of density and moisture content arrays (of time samples), which are functions of resonator frequency shift and quality data, empirically determined density, moisture content, and structurally dependent correlation functions, and material temperature. Improved accuracy in values of density is obtained by compensating for moisture content. Density and moisture content values are used for real time quality control feedback of process parameters, including fiber density, moisture content, temperature, and incoming feed rate.

    摘要翻译: 使用微波谐振器装置和计算机算法的高精度,高速度,多切片密度和含水量测量以及均匀或非均质纤维材料的计算的方法。 该器件包括圆柱形微波谐振器,包括两个截止波导,内部校正件,特氟隆管,信号输入和输出端口,替代微波源,替代信号接收器,温度传感器和可选的湿度传感器,以及计算机处理和显示单元 。 该方法包括使生产过程中的线上通过纤维材料通过谐振器,其中以连续的实时和多切片模式以微波频率的扫描范围扫描纤维材料。 纤维材料的存在引起共振频率偏移和谐振器质量的变化,它们分别与材料密度和含水量成正比并用于计算。 材料密度(和水分含量)的计算是基于密度和水分含量阵列(时间样本)的评估,其是谐振器频移和质量数据的函数,经验确定的密度,水分含量和结构依赖的相关函数,以及 材料温度。 通过补偿水分含量可以提高密度值的精度。 密度和含水量值用于工艺参数的实时质量控制反馈,包括纤维密度,含水量,温度和进料速率。

    Device and method for determining the moisture content of material
    3.
    发明授权
    Device and method for determining the moisture content of material 失效
    用于确定材料含水量的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5845529A

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-08

    申请号:US777872

    申请日:1996-12-31

    IPC分类号: G01N9/24 G01N22/04 G01N5/02

    CPC分类号: G01N22/04 G01N9/24

    摘要: A device for measuring the moisture content of a module of material, including: (a) a source of microwave radiation for producing a microwave radiation source beam, at least a portion of the source being located on one side of the module; (b) at least one microwave antenna located on an opposing side of the module for receiving an exit beam and for producing an antenna signal, the exit beam being the source beam after a transition from the source to the antenna; (c) an attenuation unit for receiving a first portion of the antenna signal and for measuring an attenuation of the antenna signal; (d) a phase shift determiner for receiving a portion of the source beam and a second portion of the antenna signal and for determining a phase shift of the source beam and the antenna signal, the phase shift determiner including: (i) a raw phase shift measurer for determining a raw phase shift of the source beam and the antenna signal; and (ii) a phase region determiner for determining a phase region of the raw phase shift from the attenuation and producing a corrected phase shift; and (e) a moisture determiner for determining a moisture content of the module from the corrected phase shift and the attenuation.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于测量材料模块的水分含量的装置,包括:(a)用于产生微波辐射源射束的微波辐射源,所述源的至少一部分位于所述模块的一侧; (b)至少一个微波天线,位于所述模块的相对侧上,用于接收出射光束并用于产生天线信号,所述出射光束是从所述光源到所述天线的过渡之后的所述源光束; (c)衰减单元,用于接收天线信号的第一部分并测量天线信号的衰减; (d)用于接收源波束的一部分和天线信号的第二部分并且用于确定源波束和天线信号的相移的相移确定器,所述相移确定器包括:(i)原始相位 用于确定源波束和天线信号的原始相移的移位测量器; 以及(ii)相位区域确定器,用于从衰减确定原始相移的相位区域并产生校正的相移; 和(e)水分确定器,用于根据校正的相移和衰减确定模块的水分含量。

    Device and method for determining the moisture content of a bale of
material with multiple layers
    4.
    发明授权
    Device and method for determining the moisture content of a bale of material with multiple layers 失效
    用于确定多层材料的水分含量的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5621330A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-15

    申请号:US503838

    申请日:1995-07-18

    IPC分类号: G01N9/24 G01N22/04

    CPC分类号: G01N22/04 G01N9/24

    摘要: A system for measuring the moisture content of a multi-layer bale of material, comprising a source of microwave radiation disposed on a first side of the bale for directing a circularly polarized source beam through the bale in a direction substantially parallel to the layers thereof so as to exit from the bale as an exit beam and a conveyor for conveying the bale past the source of microwave radiation. A pair of microwave antennas are disposed on an opposite side of the bale for receiving mutually orthogonal components of the exit beam permitting determination of a maximum amplitude of the exit beam corresponding to an amplitude of the exit beam in a direction normal to the layers of the bale. This permits calculation of an attenuation of the beam consequent to absorption by moisture in the bale and thus allows the moisture content of the bale to be determined.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于测量多层捆包材料的含水量的系统,包括设置在捆包的第一侧上的微波辐射源,用于引导圆偏振源束沿着基本上平行于其层的方向通过捆包 作为离开束的出口梁和用于将捆包传送通过微波辐射源的输送机。 一对微波天线设置在捆包的相对侧上,用于接收出射光束的相互正交的分量,允许在垂直于该层的方向上确定与出射光束的振幅对应的出射光束的最大幅度 包。 这允许计算由于捆包中的水分吸收而导致的束的衰减,并且因此允许确定捆的水分含量。

    Using surface microwaves for measuring and determining density and/or moisture content of a material

    公开(公告)号:US06930492B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-16

    申请号:US10651247

    申请日:2003-08-29

    IPC分类号: G01N9/24 G01N22/04 G01R27/04

    CPC分类号: G01N22/04 G01N9/24

    摘要: Using surface microwaves for measuring and determining density and/or moisture content of a material. Positioning material within a proximate free space region spanning immediately above surface of a surface microwave waveguide, the surface microwave waveguide includes an electrically conducting rectangular block and a dielectric rectangular insert element compactly fitting into the block. Transmitting microwaves into the first end of the surface microwave waveguide, a first portion of the transmitted microwaves propagate within the surface microwave waveguide and a second portion propagates within the proximate free space region including the material. Parameters (amplitude, phase, attenuation, and phase shift) of the propagating microwaves are perturbed by the material and are a function of density and/or moisture content of the material. Receiving the portions of propagating microwaves exiting the surface microwave waveguide, whereby the parameters of the transmitted and received microwaves are useable for determining density and/or moisture content of the material.

    Method and device for non-invasively determining moisture content and uniformity of solid plant matter during on-line drying or cooling forced-air treatment
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and device for non-invasively determining moisture content and uniformity of solid plant matter during on-line drying or cooling forced-air treatment 失效
    在线干燥或冷却强制空气处理中非侵入性地测定固体植物物质含水量和均匀性的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06463794B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-15

    申请号:US09546383

    申请日:2000-04-10

    IPC分类号: G01N2556

    CPC分类号: A24B3/04 G01N25/56 G05D22/02

    摘要: Method and device for non-invasively determining moisture content and uniformity of solid plant matter during on-line drying or cooling forced-air treatment featuring measuring primary operating parameters of temperature, humidity, and flow rate of forced-air entering and exiting the volume of solid plant matter moving through an on-line drying or cooling forced-air treatment device. Empirically determined data relating the influence of secondary operating parameters of volumetric bulk material transport rate of the solid plant matter, type of the solid plant matter, and physicochemical characteristics and properties of the solid plant matter, on the sensing and measuring of the primary forced-air operating parameters are used for process correcting raw temperature, humidity, and flow rate, parametric values of the forced-air entering and exiting the solid plant matter, leading to the determination of highly accurate and reproducible values of moisture content and uniformity of the solid plant matter. Moisture content and uniformity values correspond to the volume of the solid plant matter.

    摘要翻译: 在线干燥或冷却强制空气处理中非侵入性地测定固体植物物质的含水量和均匀性的方法和装置,其特征在于测量强制空气进入和退出体积的温度,湿度和流速的主要操作参数 固体植物物质通过在线干燥或冷却强制空气处理装置移动。 经验确定的数据,涉及固体植物物质的体积体积材料输送速率,固体植物物质的类型,固体植物物质的物理化学特性和性质的次要操作参数对主要强制性物质的感测和测量的影响, 空气操作参数用于过程校正原始温度,湿度和流量,强制空气进入和离开固体植物物质的参数值,导致测定高度精确和可重复的含水量和固体的均匀性值 植物物质。 水分含量和均匀度值对应于固体植物物质的体积。

    Device and method for determining the moisture content of packaged
material
    7.
    发明授权
    Device and method for determining the moisture content of packaged material 失效
    用于确定包装材料的含水量的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6025724A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-15

    申请号:US974983

    申请日:1997-11-20

    IPC分类号: G01N22/04 G01N23/00

    CPC分类号: G01N22/04

    摘要: A method of determining the moisture content of material on a bobbin featuring a hollow core, the method comprising the steps of: (a) transmitting a plurality of microwaves substantially through a portion of the bobbin, such that the microwaves are transmitted microwaves; (b) receiving the transmitted microwaves such that the microwaves are received microwaves; (c) determining a phase shift and an attenuation from the received microwaves; (d) repeating steps (a) to (c) for at least a portion of the material on the bobbin, such that a plurality of phase shifts and a plurality of attentuations is obtained; (e) using at least one empirical factor selected from the group consisting of weight of the bobbin, temperature of the bobbin, shape of the bobbin and type of the material to correct the plurality of attenuations, producing a plurality of corrected attenuations; (f) calculating a raw moisture content of the material from the corrected attenuations; (g) correcting the plurality of phase shifts for an artefact caused by the hollow core, such that the plurality of phase shifts becomes a plurality of corrected phase shifts; (h) determining a density of the material from the corrected phase shifts; and (i) calculating a final moisture content of the material from the density and from the raw moisture content.

    摘要翻译: 一种确定在具有中空芯的线轴上的材料的含水量的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤:(a)基本上通过所述线轴的一部分传输多个微波,使得所述微波是透射的微波; (b)接收所发送的微波,使微波接收微波; (c)从所接收的微波确定相移和衰减; (d)对于线轴上的材料的至少一部分重复步骤(a)至(c),使得获得多个相移和多个注意; (e)使用选自筒管的重量,筒管的温度,筒管的形状和材料的类型的至少一个经验因素来校正多个衰减,产生多个校正的衰减; (f)根据校正的衰减计算材料的原始水分含量; (g)校正由中空芯引起的伪影的多个相移,使得多个相移变为多个校正相移; (h)从校正的相移确定材料的密度; 和(i)从密度和原始水分含量计算材料的最终含水量。

    Using surface microwaves for measuring and determining density and/or moisture content of a material
    8.
    发明申请
    Using surface microwaves for measuring and determining density and/or moisture content of a material 有权
    使用表面微波测量和确定材料的密度和/或水分含量

    公开(公告)号:US20050057263A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-17

    申请号:US10651247

    申请日:2003-08-29

    CPC分类号: G01N22/04 G01N9/24

    摘要: Using surface microwaves for measuring and determining density and/or moisture content of a material. Positioning material within a proximate free space region spanning immediately above surface of a surface microwave waveguide, the surface microwave waveguide includes an electrically conducting rectangular block and a dielectric rectangular insert element compactly fitting into the block. Transmitting microwaves into the first end of the surface microwave waveguide, a first portion of the transmitted microwaves propagate within the surface microwave waveguide and a second portion propagates within the proximate free space region including the material. Parameters (amplitude, phase, attenuation, and phase shift) of the propagating microwaves are perturbed by the material and are a function of density and/or moisture content of the material. Receiving the portions of propagating microwaves exiting the surface microwave waveguide, whereby the parameters of the transmitted and received microwaves are useable for determining density and/or moisture content of the material.

    摘要翻译: 使用表面微波测量和确定材料的密度和/或水分含量。 定位材料位于紧邻表面微波波导表面正上方的最近的自由空间区域内,表面微波波导包括紧凑地嵌入块中的导电矩形块和介电矩形插入元件。 将微波传输到表面微波波导的第一端,所传输的微波的第一部分在表面微波波导内传播,第二部分在包​​括材料的近似自由空间区域内传播。 传播的微波的参数(振幅,相位,衰减和相移)被材料扰动,并且是材料的密度和/或水分含量的函数。 接收离开表面微波波导的传播微波的部分,由此传输和接收的微波的参数可用于确定材料的密度和/或含水量。