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Dauda, Solomon Musa; Aliyu, Mohammed; Balami, Ayuba Audu; Mohammed, Ibrahim Shaba; Abdulfatai, Yusuf. |
Some physical and mechanical properties of Luffa (L. cylindrica) seeds were investigated at five different moisture content levels of 6%, 12%, 18%, 24% and 30%. The physical properties which included geometric mean diameters (minor, major, intermediate), sphericity, weight, bulk density and coefficient of static friction were determined. The mean values of the physical properties of the seeds were determined as major diameter 1.1423-1.2427 cm, width 0.54-0.6743 cm, thickness 0.8633-1.079 cm, geometric mean diameter 0.8102-0.9663 cm, sphericity 0.7104-0.7703, surface area 2.0620-2.9512 cm2, specific gravity 0.7600-1.0267, bulk density 0.3730-0.6053 g m-3, and porosity 0.5823-0.0430, respectively. The physical properties of the seed showed that the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Luffa seeds; Moisture content; Physical properties; Mechanical properties. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/4138 |
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Dauda, Solomon Musa; Balami, Ayuba Audu; Lawal, Aminu; Ahmad, Desa. |
This study was carried out to determine some engineering properties of germinating shoot of Palmyra Palm tree (Borassus aethiopum) relevant to the design of an agricultural harvesting machine. Seed volume, sphericity, weight, surface area, aspect ratio and compressive strength were determined at three different moisture contents of 41.72%, 26.11% and 18.39% (wb) respectively. Standard methods and instruments were used to conduct the experiments. The results of the physical properties revealed that the major, intermediate and minor diameters, surface area and weight increased with the increase in moisture content. The maximum mean values of the major, intermediate and minor diameters were 280.00 mm, 33.00 mm and 25.90 mm respectively while the minimum mean... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultral engineering germinating shoot of Palmyra Palm; Muruchi; Libido; Engineering properties. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3345 |
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