Research on the Physical Characteristic Parameters of Banana Bunches for the Design and Development of Postharvesting Machinery and Equipment

Jie Guo, Han Fu, Zhou Yang, Jun Li, Yinlong Jiang, Tingting Jiang, Enxiu Liu and Jieli Duan
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Jie Guo: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Han Fu: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Zhou Yang: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Jun Li: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Yinlong Jiang: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Tingting Jiang: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Enxiu Liu: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Jieli Duan: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-24

Abstract: In the operations of the banana postharvesting process, the design and development related to the dehanding machine, the cutting and crushing machine of bunch stalks, and the fiber extraction machine of bunch stalks are in the initial stages. In addition, with the development of society and urbanization, the aging populations in hilly and mountainous areas, where bananas are planted, are becoming a more and more serious problem. The basic physical characteristic parameters of banana bunches, banana hands, and bunch stalks are the basis for studying their biomechanical properties and designing and developing the corresponding mechanical equipment. We measured the diameter, thickness of rind, curvature, density, moisture content, diameter of vascular bundle, weight of bunch stalk, and axial distance and circumferential angle of Brazilian and plantain banana hands using experiments and statistical analysis. Through the combination of physical experiments and numerical statistics, we obtained the value range and changing law of the physical characteristic parameters of banana bunches.

Keywords: postharvest operation; banana; basic research; physical parameter; biomechanical property; mechanical development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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