Drop test simulation of a sample tomato with finite element method

KABAS Ö., ÇELİK H. K., OZMERZI A., Akinci İ.

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, cilt.88, sa.9, ss.1537-1541, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 88 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jsfa.3246
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1537-1541
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: mechanical properties, cherry tomato, finite elements method, biological material, MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES, MODAL-ANALYSIS, BEHAVIOR
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate deformation behaviour of a biological material upon crashing. The 50 samples for the study were randomly selected from harvested tomatoes. RESULT: Mechanical parameters were obtained by a compression test of the chosen cherry tomato samples. The behaviour of the drop characteristics of cherry tomato was investigated using finite element simulation, and deformation characteristics were determined by a combination of the finite element results and measured data. A comparison between experimental data and finite element simulation shows that the two sets of results agree well. CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide the foundation for further investigations of the mechanical parameters of fruits and vegetables by using finite element simulations. © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry.