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AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACTION OF THE GENERAL FOODS TEXTUROMETER
Author(s) -
BRENNAN J. G.,
JOWITT R.,
WILLIAMS A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of texture studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1745-4603
pISSN - 0022-4901
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4603.1975.tb01119.x
Subject(s) - plunger , deflection (physics) , materials science , stress relief , natural rubber , composite material , optics , physics
The action of the General Foods Texturometer is studied in some detail and an analysis of the arctuate movement of the plunger together with the deflection of the sample supporting plate is described, enabling conversion of the force‐time trace to one of force‐distance. Relationships between the stress and corrected penetration depths are presented for both plunger and human incisor tooth, involving both arctuate and vertical actions. Using rubber and several different foods as test materials results indicate that for both plunger and tooth, during the normal action of the Texturometer, a high initial excess stress develops and disappears around a penetration depth of 3 mm for a 12.8 mm thick sample.