Drop test simulation of a sample tomato with finite element method

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1537-1541

  Kabas, Onder ^a   Celik, H Kursat ^a   Ozmerzi, Aziz ^a   Akinci, Ibrahin ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biological material; Cherry tomato; Finite elements method; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM VAR. CERASIFORME;

EID: 46049103227     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3246     Document Type: Article

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