DEVELOPMENT OF BELT GRADING MACHINE FOR OLIVE FRUIT | ||
| Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering | ||
| Article 1, Volume 29, Issue 11, November 2004, Pages 6355-6366 PDF (2.78 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2004.243893 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. A. EI- Sheikha,1; H. E. Abdalla1; S. E. Mohamed2 | ||
| 1Dept. of Agric. Eng., Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University | ||
| 2Res. Inst. of Desert Environ. Moniufya University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Grading of olive fruits is important for export and local marketing. Grading parameters were length, width, thickness, and weight of olive. The mechanical grading, reduce the period needed to sort the olive varieties compared to manual grading, and the olives price depend on its size. The Belts grading machine for olive fruits was manufactured, and installed at the Agricultural, Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, EI-Mansoura University. However, the experiment was carried out at Kafr-Awd, Aga. Dakahlia Governorate. The machine was tested in grading of Agize, Manzanillo and Picual olive varieties. Grading was based on olive parameters such as (dimensions of fruits and mass) and machine parameters conditions (belts speed m Is, grading unit slop age. Rad. and olives feeding rate g/s). Result indicated that the maximum grading efficiency of olive varieties Manzanillo, Agiza and Picual, it was 93 %, 92 % and 91, %, respectively. These results were obtained at the same operation conditions of feed rate 50 g/s. belts speed 0.110 mls and tilt angle of -0.035 Rad. ). | ||
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