Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2021, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (10): 1939-1945.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2021.10.18

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Mechanical property of cutting shorten stems of mustard tuber

ZHENG Hang(), XUE Xianglei, YU Guohong*()   

  1. Institute of Agricultural Equipment, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
  • Received:2021-04-19 Online:2021-10-25 Published:2021-11-02
  • Contact: YU Guohong

Abstract:

In order to obtain best parameters for the cutting of shorten stems of mustard tuber, the single-factor experiments and orthogonal tests were carried out on the TMS-Pro texture analyzer. The maximum cutting force and the average cutting force were selected as test indexes, and the effects of cutter type, sliding angle, cutting speed and cutting direction on the cutting force during the cutting process of shorten stems of mustard tuber were analyzed.It was shown that the sliding angle had significant (P<0.05) effect on the maximum cutting force and the average cutting force. The cutter type had significant (P<0.05) influence on the average cutting force, and the sawtooth cutter was more labor-saving than the light cutter. The most labor-saving combination for cutting of shorten stems of mustard tuber was as follows: sawtooth cutter, sliding angle of 20°, and cutting speed of 80 mm·min-1. Under this circumstance, the maximum cutting force was 86.2 N,and the average cutting force was 53.1 N. These findings could provide references for the design of the cutting device for shorten stems of mustard tuber.

Key words: mustard tuber, mechanical property, shorten stems, cutting

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