Mechanical properties of melon measured by compression, shear, and cutting modes

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 780-790

  Emadi, B ^a   Abbaspour Fard, M H ^a   Kdv Yarlagadda, P ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Melon; Rupture force; Shear strength; Toughness

Indexed keywords

CUTTING FORCES; CUTTING MODE; MELON; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RUPTURE FORCE; RUPTURE FORCES; SHEARING FORCE;

SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEARING; TOUGHNESS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS;

EID: 70449585431     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910802056143     Document Type: Article

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