A Study on the Dimensions, Surface Area and Volume of Grains

곡립(穀粒)의 치수, 표면적(表面積) 및 체적(體積)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

An accurate measurement of size, surface area and volume of agricultural products is essential in many engineering operations such as handling and sorting, and in heat transfer studies on heating and cooling processes. Little information is available on these properties due to their irregular shape, and moreover very little information on the rough rice, soybean, barley, and wheat has been published. Physical dimensions of grain, such as length, width, thickness, surface area, and volume vary according to the variety, environmental conditions, temperature, and moisture content. Especially, recent research has emphasized on the variation of these properties with the important factors such as moisture content. The objectives of this study were to determine physical dimensions such as length, width and thickness, surface area and volume of the rough rice, soybean, barley, and wheat as a function of moisture content, to investigate the effect of moisture content on the properties, and to develop exponential equations to predict the surface area and the volume of the grains as a function of physical dimensions. The varieties of the rough rice used in this study were Akibare, Milyang 15, Seomjin, Samkang, Chilseong, and Yongmun, as a soybean sample Jangyeobkong and Hwangkeumkong, as a barley sample Olbori and Salbori, and as a wheat sample Eunpa and Guru were selected, respectively. The physical properties of the grain samples were determined at four levels of moisture content and ten or fifteen replications were run at each moisture content level and each variety. The results of this study are summarized as follows; 1. In comparison of the surface area and the volume of the 0.0375m diameter-sphere measured in this study with the calculated values by the formula the percent error between them showed least values of 0.65% and 0.77% at the rotational degree interval of 15 degree respectively. 2. The statistical test(t-test) results of the physical properties between the types of rough rice, and between the varieties of soybean and wheat indicated that there were significant difference at the 5% level between them. 3. The physical dimensions varied linearly with the moisture content, and the ratios of length to thickness (L/T) and of width to thickness (W/T) in rough rice decreased with increase of moisture content, while increased in soybean, but uniform tendency of the ratios in barley and wheat was not shown. In all of the sample grains except Olbori, sphericity decreased with increase of moisture content. 4. Over the experimental moisture levels, the surface area and the volume were in the ranges of about $45{\sim}51{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, $25{\sim}30{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ for Japonica-type rough rice, about $42{\sim}47{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, $21{\sim}26{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ for Indica${\times}$Japonica type rough rice, about $188{\sim}200{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, $277{\sim}300{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ for Jangyeobkong, about $180{\sim}201{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, $190{\sim}253{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ for Hwangkeumkong, about $60{\sim}69{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, $36{\sim}45{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ for Covered barley, about $47{\sim}60{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, $22{\sim}28{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ for Naked barley, about $51{\sim}20{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, $23{\sim}31{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ for Eunpamill, and about $57{\sim}69{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, $27{\sim}34{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ for Gurumill, respectively. 5. The increasing rate of surface area and volume with increase of moisture content was higher in soybean than other sample grains, and that of Japonica-type was slightly higher than Indica${\times}$Japonica type in rough rice. 6. The regression equations of physical dimensions, surface area and volume were developed as a function of moisture content, the exponential equations of surface area and volume were also developed as a function of physical dimensions, and the regression equations of surface area were also developed as a function of volume in all grain samples.

본(本) 연구(硏究)의 공시(供試) 곡물(穀物)로서 벼 6 품종(品種)(Japonica 3 품종(品種), Indica ${\times}$ Japonica 3 품종(品種)), 콩 2 품종(品種), 밀 2 품종(品種), 보리 2 품종(品種)을 택(澤)하였다. 함수율(含水率)은 약(約) 13%~27%(w.b.)까지 4 수준(水準)으로 변화(變化)시키면서 곡립(穀粒)의 크기, 표면적(表面積) 및 체적(體積)을 각(各) 품종(品種) 및 함수율(含水率) 각(各) 수준(水準)에서 10~15반부(反復)으로 측정(測定)하여 함수율(含水率) 변화(變化)가 이들에 미치는 영향(影響)을 분석(分析)하고, 곡립(穀粒)의 주요(主要) 치수와 체적(體積) 및 표면적(表面積)과의 상호관계(相互關係), 체적(體積)을 인자(因子)로 하는 표면적(表面積)의 예측식(豫測式)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서 적용(適用)한 표면적(表面積) 및 체적(體積)의 측정(測定) 방법(方法)을 검정(檢定)하기 위(爲)하여 이론적(理論的)으로 계산(計算)이 가능(可能)한 0.0375m인 탁구(卓球)공으로 그 표면적(表面積)과 체적(體積)을 측정(測定)했던 결과, 회전각(回轉角) 증분(增分)을 $15^{\circ}$로 했을때 공식(公式)에 의한 계산치(計算値)와의 오차(誤差)가 각각(各各) 0.65% 및 0.77% 이었다. 2. 벼의 일반계(一般系)와 다수계(多收系) 사이와 콩, 밀의 품종간(品種間)에 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서 대상(對象)으로한 물리량(物理量)들에 대(對)하여 t-test한 결과(結果), 벼의 두 계통(系統)사이와 콩, 밀의 품종간(品種間)에는 5%의 유의수준(有意水準)에서 그 차이(差異)가 인정(認定)되었다. 3. 곡립(穀粒)의 길이, 폭, 두께는 함수율(含水率)의 증가(增加)에 따라 직선적(直線的)으로 증가(增加)하였으며, 길이와 두께의 비(比)(L/T)와 폭과 두께의 비(比)(W/T)는 벼의 모든 품종(品種)에서 함수율(含水率)의 증가(增加)에 따라 감소(減少)하는 반면(反面), 콩에서는 모두 증가(增加)했다. 그러나 밀, 보리에서는 품종(品種)에 따라 일률적(一律的)인 경향(傾向)이 나타나지 않았다. 4. 공시(供試) 곡립(穀粒)의 표면적(表面積)은 일반계(一般系) 벼 약(約) $45{\sim}51{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, 다수계(多收系) 벼 $42{\sim}47{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, 장엽콩 약(約) $188{\sim}200{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, 황금콩 약(約) $180{\sim}201{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, 대맥(大麥) 약(約) $60{\sim}69{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, 나맥(裸麥) 약(約) $47{\sim}60{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, 은파밀 약(約) $51{\sim}20{\times}10^{-6}m^2$, 그루밀은 약(約) $57{\sim}69{\times}10^{-6}m^2$ 이었으며, 체적(體積)은 일반계(一般系) 벼 약(約) $25{\sim}30{\times}10^{-9}m^3$ 다수계(多收系) 벼 약(約) $21{\sim}26{\times}10^{-9}m^3$, 장엽콩 약(約) $277{\sim}300{\times}10^{-9}m^3$, 황금콩 약(約) $190{\sim}253{\times}10^{-9}m^3$, 대맥(大麥) 약(約) $36{\sim}45{\times}10^{-9}m^3$, 나맥(裸麥) 약(約) $22{\sim}28{\times}10^{-9}m^3$, 은파일 약(約) $23{\sim}31{\times}10^{-9}m^3$, 그루밀 약(約) $27{\sim}34{\times}10^{-9}m^3$이었다. 5. 함수율(含水率)에 따른 표면적(表面積) 및 체적(體積)의 증가율(增加率)은 콩이 가장 컸고, 다음은 밀, 보리, 벼 순(順) 이였으며, 벼에서는 일반계(一般系) 벼가 다수계(多收系) 벼 보다 약간(若干) 높게 나타났다. 6. 함수율(含水率) 변화(變化)에 따른 곡립(穀粒)의 크기(결이, 폭, 두께), 표면적(表面積) 및 체적(體積)에 대한 1차(次) 회귀(回歸) 방정식(方程式), 곡립(穀粒)의 길이, 폭, 두께를 인자(因子)로 하는 표면적(表面積) 및 체적(體積)에 대한 지수(指數) 방정식(方程式)과 곡립(穀粒)의 체적(體積)을 인자(因子)로 하는 표면적(表面積)의 회귀(回歸) 방정식(方程式)을 공시(供試) 곡물(穀物) 및 품종별(品種別)로 각각(各各) 유도(誘導)하였다.