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The effect of volume humidity and the phase composition of water on the dielectric properties of wood at microwave frequencies

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The influence of volume humidity on the dielectric properties of wood is studied experimentally. Common features and differences in the behavior of dielectric characteristics of different wood species (birch, poplar, spruce, and larch) are revealed. It is established that the water accumulated in wood falls in no less than three categories according to its dielectric properties. The humidity dependences of the dielectric properties of wood are found to change as a result of thermal treatment. A refraction model is applied to describe the dielectric characteristics of wet wood.

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Original Russian Text © A.N. Romanov, 2006, published in Radiotekhnika i Elektronika, 2006, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 461–466.

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Romanov, A.N. The effect of volume humidity and the phase composition of water on the dielectric properties of wood at microwave frequencies. J. Commun. Technol. Electron. 51, 435–439 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064226906040115

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