{"title":"Experimental research on shear mechanical properties of tomato stem","authors":"Qimin Gao, Lei Cheng, Haiyang Shen, Yongchun Chen, Wei-jun Zhao, Zhenwei Wang, Mingjiang Chen","doi":"10.31545/intagr/174993","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":". In order to design a tomato stem crushing and bagging machine and also optimize its operational parameters, knowledge concerning the mechanical properties of harvest-ready tomato stems is required. The mechanical shear properties of the stems were studied by conducting a single-factor experiment, taking the blade angle, moisture content and sampling range as the experimental factors and the peak shear force as the evaluation indexes. The results showed that the blade angle had no significant effect on the mechanical shear properties of tomato stems, while the leaf water content and sampling location had significant effects on the mechanical shear properties of tomato stems. The largest peak force for cutting the tomato stem was observed in the middle of the sampling range, therefore a shear force greater than 411 N should be provided when designing the crushing device. At the same time, the machine should be used to harvest the tomato stalks as early as possible. The study will provide the necessary experimental data and theoretical basis for the development of an optimized tomato stem crushing and bagging machine.","PeriodicalId":13959,"journal":{"name":"International Agrophysics","volume":"64 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Agrophysics","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.31545/intagr/174993","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AGRONOMY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
. In order to design a tomato stem crushing and bagging machine and also optimize its operational parameters, knowledge concerning the mechanical properties of harvest-ready tomato stems is required. The mechanical shear properties of the stems were studied by conducting a single-factor experiment, taking the blade angle, moisture content and sampling range as the experimental factors and the peak shear force as the evaluation indexes. The results showed that the blade angle had no significant effect on the mechanical shear properties of tomato stems, while the leaf water content and sampling location had significant effects on the mechanical shear properties of tomato stems. The largest peak force for cutting the tomato stem was observed in the middle of the sampling range, therefore a shear force greater than 411 N should be provided when designing the crushing device. At the same time, the machine should be used to harvest the tomato stalks as early as possible. The study will provide the necessary experimental data and theoretical basis for the development of an optimized tomato stem crushing and bagging machine.
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The journal is focused on the soil-plant-atmosphere system. The journal publishes original research and review papers on any subject regarding soil, plant and atmosphere and the interface in between. Manuscripts on postharvest processing and quality of crops are also welcomed.
Particularly the journal is focused on the following areas:
implications of agricultural land use, soil management and climate change on production of biomass and renewable energy, soil structure, cycling of carbon, water, heat and nutrients, biota, greenhouse gases and environment,
soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and ways of its regulation to increase efficiency of water, energy and chemicals in agriculture,
postharvest management and processing of agricultural and horticultural products in relation to food quality and safety,
mathematical modeling of physical processes affecting environment quality, plant production and postharvest processing,
advances in sensors and communication devices to measure and collect information about physical conditions in agricultural and natural environments.
Papers accepted in the International Agrophysics should reveal substantial novelty and include thoughtful physical, biological and chemical interpretation and accurate description of the methods used.
All manuscripts are initially checked on topic suitability and linguistic quality.