Development of a Hydrohandling System for Sorting and Sizing Apples (Marketing Research Report No. 743)

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CONTENTS: Summary; Introduction; Apple fruit characteristics related to hydrohandling; Fruit buoyancy; Surface orientation; Buoyant velocity; Fruit submersion; Angle of repose of a ccumulated fruit underwater; Fruit movement on inclined surfaces by sliding or rolling; Water penetration of fruit; Conclusions; Components for a hydrohandling system; Box dumper; Sorting devices; Sizing Devices; Testing of pilot model hydrosizer; Pallet box fillers; Pilot model hydrofiller; Fruit bruising tests of pilot model hydrofiller; conclusions; proposed hydrohandling system; literature cited. Show more