Premium
Drop test simulation of a sample tomato with finite element method
Author(s) -
Kabas Onder,
Celik H Kursat,
Ozmerzi Aziz,
Akinci İbrahin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.3246
Subject(s) - finite element method , drop test , compression test , deformation (meteorology) , drop (telecommunication) , compression (physics) , experimental data , sample (material) , structural engineering , mathematics , materials science , composite material , engineering , mechanical engineering , statistics , chemistry , chromatography
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. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry