Finite element modeling of mechanical loading pumpkin peel and flesh
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Article Title | Finite element modeling of mechanical loading pumpkin peel and flesh |
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ERA Journal ID | 9709 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Shirmohammadi, Maryam and Yarlagadda, Prasad K. D. V. |
Journal Title | International Journal of Food Engineering |
Journal Citation | 13 (5) |
Article Number | 20160004 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | May 2017 |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Place of Publication | Germany |
ISSN | 1556-3758 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1515/ijfe-2016-0004 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ijfe-2016-0004/html |
Abstract | Finite element (FE) models of uniaxial loading of pumpkin peel and flesh tissues were developed and validated using experimental results. The tensile model was developed for both linear elastic and plastic material models, the compression model was developed only with the plastic material model. The outcomes of force versus time curves obtained from FE models followed similar pattern to the experimental curves; however the curve resulted with linear elastic material properties had a higher difference with the experimental curves. The values of predicted forces were determined and compared with the experimental curve. An error indicator was introduced and computed for each case and compared. Additionally, Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) values were also calculated for each model and compared. The results of modeling were used to develop material model for peel and flesh tissues in FE modeling of mechanical peeling of tough skin vegetables. The results presented in this paper are a part of a study on mechanical properties of agricultural tissues focusing on mechanical peeling methods using mathematical, experimental and computational modeling. |
Keywords | mechanical properties; Finite Element model; peel and flesh tissues; tough skin vegetables; Root Mean Square Error; error indicator |
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Byline Affiliations | University of South Australia |
Queensland University of Technology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/w4584/finite-element-modeling-of-mechanical-loading-pumpkin-peel-and-flesh
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