Vol. 3 (1) : January-February 2012 issue
Green Farming Vol. 3 (1) : 64-66 (January-February, 2012)
Some physical and frictional properties of sweet orange and tangerine (kinnow, C. reticulata)
F.G. SAYYAD1, S.S. CHINCHORKAR2 and G.R. PATEL3
Division of Agricultural Process Engineering, PAE, Anand Agricultural University, Anand - 388 110 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1S.R.A., 2,3Asstt. Professor (Soil & Water Engg.) *(faridsayyad786@yahoo.co.in)
Subject : Agriculture Engineering, Farm Machinery, Energy & Power and Process Engineering
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 3
Received : 22 November 2011
Revised accepted : 06 January 2012
First Page
Citation :
F.G. SAYYAD, S.S. CHINCHORKAR and G.R. PATEL. 2012. Some physical and frictional properties of sweet orange and tangerine (kinnow, C. reticulata). Green Farming Vol. 3 (1) : 64-66 ; January-February, 2012
ABSTRACT
Citrus is of high importance in agriculture now days and a substantial source of income for the producing countries.
Physical and frictional properties of fruits are important for design of post harvest handling and processing machineries. The knowledge of these properties is also important for packaging and transportation of high value fruits such as oranges. The present work was undertaken to determine the spatial dimensions, equivalent diameter, sphericity, weight, volume, specific gravity and coefficient of friction of sweet orange (Phule mosambi) and kinnow or Tangerine (Citrus reticulata). The average equivalent diameter, sphericity, weight, volume and specific gravity for sweet orange was 65.68 mm, 0.96, 165.14 g, 170.31 cm3 and 1000.5 kg/m3and that of kinnow fruits was 66.44 mm, 0.95, 156.71 g, 146.97 cm3 and 1086 kg/m3. The average coefficient of friction over plywood, aluminium and mild steel was 039, 0.43 and 0.45 respectively for sweet orange and in case of kinnow it was 0.36, 0.41 and 0.42 respectively.
Key words :
Citrus reticulata, frictional properties, kinnow, Phule mosambi, physical properties, sweet orange.
