Deformation behaviour simulation of an apple under drop case by finite element method

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-298

  Celik, H Kursat ^a   Rennie, Allan E W ^b   Akinci, Ibrahim ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drop test; Finite element method; Golden Delicious apple; Organic materials

Indexed keywords

CONTACT FORCES; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOUR; DROP TEST; EQUIVALENT STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION; FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLE; NORMAL FORCES; ORGANIC MATERIALS; RIGID PLANES; SIMULATION RESULT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); VISUAL INVESTIGATION;

CAMERAS; COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; DEFORMATION; DROPS; FRUITS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 79951509170     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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