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EFFECT OF BLADE THICKNESS ON READINGS FROM THE F.T.C. SHEAR COMPRESSION CELL*
Author(s) -
VOISEY PETER W.
Publication year - 1977
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.1745-4603.1977.tb01150.x
Subject(s) - materials science , blade (archaeology) , shear (geology) , composite material , compression (physics) , compression test , deformation (meteorology) , structural engineering , engineering
The effect was examined of reducing the thickness of the blades in the shear compression cell of the Texture Test System in order to increase the clearance between the moving and the stationary cell components. The results indicated that blade thickness reductions up to 0.14mm did not affect the characteristic shape of the force‐deformation curves for the 9 foods tested. Friction between the cell components was eliminated and the force to operate the cell tended to decrease, but force variations within foods were unaffected. It was concluded that it would be useful to reduce the thickness of the blades to decrease friction and to promote standardization by making the blades more precisely of steel. The variation of blade thickness may account for some of the differences between the presently manufactured aluminum cells.