PH—Postharvest Technology: Characterization of a Right Angle Transfer Point in a Fruit Packing Line
✍ Scribed by J. Ortiz-Cañavate; F.J. Garcı́a-Ramos; M. Ruiz-Altisent
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8634
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✦ Synopsis
Characteristics of the impacts su!ered by the fruit on a transfer point of an experimental fruit packing line were analysed. The transfer is made up by two transporting belts at di!erent heights forming an angle of 903. These transfer points are very common in fruit packing lines, in which fruits receive two impacts: the "rst onto the belt base and the second into the lateral plate. Di!erent tests were carried out to study the e!ect of transfer height, velocity, belt structure and padding on the acceleration values recorded by an instrumental sphere (IS 100). Results showed that transfer height and belt structure a!ect mainly impact values on the belt base, and padding a!ects mainly impact values registered for lateral contact. The e!ect of belt velocity in both impacts is less important when compared to the rest of the variables. Additionally, two powered transfer decelerators were tested at the same point with the aim of decreasing impacts su!ered by the fruit. Comparing impacts registered using these decelerators to those analysed in the "rst part of the study without decelerators, a high reduction of the impact values was observed.