Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference (한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집)
- 1996.06c
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- Pages.896-905
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- 1996
RESISTANCE TO AIR FLOW OF FRUITS IN BULK AND IN A CARTON
- Yun, Hong-Sun (Processing Machinery Division , National Agricultural Mechanization Research Institute) ;
- Cho, Young-Kil (Processing Machinery Division , National Agricultural Mechanization Research Institute) ;
- Park, Kyung-Kyu (Department of Agricultural Machinery )
- Published : 1996.06.01
Abstract
Pressure drop, as a function of air flow, was measured for tomatoes and mandarins in bulk with different sizes, stacking arrangements and bed porosities. Pressure drop was also measured on carton vent holes and on a carton of packed fruits . and the cumulative effects of air flow resistance of vent holes and packed fruits in bulk on the air flow resistance of a carton of fruits were evaluated . Equation were presented to describe pressure drop bulk fruits, of an empty carton and of a carton of packed fruits as related to the air velocity , the bed porosity, the fruit diameter and the opening ratio of the vent hole.