Material characteristics of concretes during the dehydration process in furnaces

Improvements in safety, quality and costs in industrial processes depend significantly on measuring the characteristics of products during their production process. Insensitivity to steam, dust and spray water, temperature independent measurements and the penetration of non-electric materials are technological advantages of radar radiation for industrial applications. As a high temperature environment, the water content of concretes in furnaces is an important parameter to analyse before heating up the furnace after a refractory lining. A radar based moisture measurement system for concretes in furnaces is presented in this paper.