Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture (Jan 2011)

Modeling the flow of fresh and deep frozen calibrated fruit by rotating sizing machines

  • Marković Dragan,
  • Veljić Milan,
  • Simonović Vojislav,
  • Čebela Maria

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 2
pp. 67 – 70

Abstract

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The principle of rotating sizing machines based on a division of the fruits of various geometrical characteristics of the gaps of the same dimensions are typical for any given class separately. The classes are deployed from the smallest to the largest in the direction of rotation of the disk, and arc sizing board can be mixed performance, as slope metering gape and step metering gape. This paper discusses the movement of fruit in relation of their speed, and analyzes the model for determining the capacity of rotating sizing machines for different kinds of fresh fruit and deep-frozen raspberries. Mass flow calibrator or capacity for fruits tested in this paper are similar to those obtained in some other known methods. Calibrated mass flow is proportional to the weight of fruit and fruit in inverse proportion to the diameter of treated fruit.

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