西瓜有限元模型及其应用_英文_JamalNourain.pdfVIP

2 1 1 V ol . 2 1N o . 1 2005 1 T r ansaction s of the CSA E J an . 2005 17 Finite element models of watermelon and their applications 1, 2 1 1 1 Jamal Nourain , Ying Yibin , Wang Jianping , Rao Xiuqin ( 1. College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhej iang University, H angzhou 3 10029, China; 2. Ag ricultural Engineering Dep artment, S innar Univ ersity, Sudan) Abstract T he f ir mness o f w ater m elo n can be no ndestru ctiv ely ev aluat ed by m easur ing the r esonant fr equ ency o f t he w aterm elo n . T he w at erm elon w as ex cited by a w ooden pendulum ball and the respon se signal w as capt ur ed by an acceler om eter . T he F E mo del s of w at erm elon s w ere est ablished and the optimum lo catio n of the f o rce ex citat ion and t he suitable respon se m easurem ent sen sor f o r m ea sur ing the r eso nant frequ ency of w at erm elon w er e determ ined . T he m iddle p art o n the fru it surf a ce w as sugg est ed to be u sed w hile estim ating the fru it f irmness by the reso nant fr equ ency o f t he f ir st - ty pe lo ng it udinal mo de. T o m easur e t he flex ur al mode, the dir ectio ns of bo th t he ex citing f or ce a nd sen sor y ax is o f t he respon se m easurem ent s senso r should be kept in tang ent to the fru it surf ace. T he comp arison betw ee