الشال, Ø., عونى, Ø. (2019). Energy Consumption during Cutting Tree Branches of Fig (Ficus carica). test, 10(8), 465-470. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2019.57711
أحمد محمد الشال; علاء عونى. "Energy Consumption during Cutting Tree Branches of Fig (Ficus carica)". test, 10, 8, 2019, 465-470. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2019.57711
الشال, Ø., عونى, Ø. (2019). 'Energy Consumption during Cutting Tree Branches of Fig (Ficus carica)', test, 10(8), pp. 465-470. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2019.57711
الشال, Ø., عونى, Ø. Energy Consumption during Cutting Tree Branches of Fig (Ficus carica). test, 2019; 10(8): 465-470. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2019.57711

Energy Consumption during Cutting Tree Branches of Fig (Ficus carica)

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering
Article 5, Volume 10, Issue 8, August 2019, Pages 465-470    PDF (1.14 M)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2019.57711
Authors
أحمد محمد الشال; علاء عونى
قسم الهندسة الزراعية – کلية الزراعة – جامعة الزقازيق
Abstract
This study evaluated energy consumption for cutting tree branches of the fig in different moisture contents (MC) levels at 10, 16, 20 and 25 % w.b., branch diameter levels at 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 cm, two types of cutting knives, smooth & serrated and three bevel angle of the knives at 15, 20 and 25 degrees.  The analysis of results showed that cutting energy-reduced as the MC reduced. The knife bevel angle of 20 degrees at 10 % MC showed the lowest cutting energy. The lowest cutting energy was about 3.68 Joule (J) at a branch diameter of a fig about 0.5 cm at a bevel angle of 20 degrees and MC of 10 % for cutting by a serrated knife.
Keywords
Cutting energy; branches; Smooth knife; Serrated knife; Fig tree
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