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http://dx.doi.org/10.5307/JBE.2005.30.5.274

Mechanical Behavior of Fruits under Impact Loading  

Hong J. H. (Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University)
Myung B. S. (Sangju National University)
Choe J. S. (Sangju National University)
Kim C. S. (Sangju National University)
Kim T. W. (Sangju National University)
Chung J. H. (Seoul National University)
Park J. W. (Hankyung National University)
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Journal of Biosystems Engineering / v.30, no.5, 2005 , pp. 274-279 More about this Journal
Abstract
Impact is one of the major cause of damage to fruits druing varios processes from the production on the farm to the consumer. The tissue of fruits are ruptured in a very short period time less than 10ms by impact loading. Mechanical behavior of fruits under impact loading can be analyzed better with high speed sampling data acquisition system and one of them is a digital storage oscilloscope. A impact test system was developed to test the physical properties of fruits including apple, pear, and peach which may lead to a better understanding of the physical laws. The test system consisted of a digital storage oscilloscope and simple mechanism which can apply impact force to fresh produce. Rupture force, energy, and deffrmation were measured at the five levels of drop heights from 4 to 24cm fur each internal and external tissues. Rupture forces for apple and pear were in the range of 72.9 to 87.7 N and 70.8 to 84.1 N for external and internal tissues, respectively. Rupture forces far peach external tissues were in the range of 43.4 to 65.0 N.
Keywords
Impact; Fruits; Rupture force; Rupture energy; Rupture deformation;
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