fresh fruits; mecanical damage; bionic model; packaging material
Abstract :
[en] The design of high-performance cushioning structures plays a crucial role in preventing mechanical damage to apples during storage, handling and transportation. The impact test, microstructure observation and discrete element method were employed to assess the protective effect of pomelo peel on the damage resistance of apples. The results showed that the 'Red honey' pomelo peel was more suitable as a packaging material than the 'Shatian' pomelo peel due to its thinner structure and comparable strain resistance. The mesocarp of the 'Red Honey' pomelo exhibits a distinct reticular structure despite its reduced thickness. This architecture allows the peel to tolerate higher impact force (116.53 N) and elastic modulus (1.10 MPa), indicating that protective performance is governed by structural design rather than tissue bulk. Based on the cell structure and intercellular pore size characteristics of the pomelo mesocarp, a biological damage-resistant structure prediction model was developed. The results demonstrated that the predictive mathematical model exhibited a good fit (R²= 0.9003), with pomelo peel impact resistance prediction of 0.1766 ms. The factors influencing the damage resistance of the model's structural blocks followed the order: loading velocity (V) > porosity (P) > block size (S). Pomelo peel offers a structural model for protective produce packaging.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Yu, Jincheng; College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
Qiang, Hongli; College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
Tang, Wenzhi; College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
Tchuenbou-Magaia, Fideline; School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK
Burgeon, Clément ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Microbial technologies
Wang, Minggang; College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China ; Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Molecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Liu, Yande; School of Mechatronics & Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, China
Li, Zhiguo; College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
Fauconnier, Marie-Laure ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Chemistry for Sustainable Food and Environmental Systems (CSFES)
Language :
English
Title :
Analysis of protective ability of pomelo peel against impact damage to apple for cushioning packaging design
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