Mechanical properties of tomato exocarp, mesocarp and locular gel tissues

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-91

  Li, Zhiguo ^a   Li, Pingping ^b   Yang, Hongling ^a   Liu, Jizhan ^b   Xu, Yunfeng ^b  

^a HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exocarp; Finite element analysis; Locular gel; Mechanical properties; Mesocarp; Tomato

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION FAILURE; ELASTIC MODULUS VALUES; EXOCARP; EXTERNAL FORCE; FAILURE STRESS; INNER LAYER; MESOCARP; MULTI BODY SYSTEMS; OUTER LAYER; TENSION FAILURE; TOMATO; TOMATO FRUITS; TOMATO VARIETIES;

ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRUITS; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84862822150     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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