Study of the compression behaviour of grape seeds using the Finite Element Method

It is important to know all phenomena that occur during compression of grape seeds because are very complex. Studying these phenomena can help us in increasing the performance of the equipment. Also for the pressing of oilseed materials, it is helpful to understand the compression behavior of grape...

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Published in:E3S web of conferences 2020-01, Vol.180, p.3017
Main Authors: Vasilachi (Baltăţu), Carmen, Biriş, Sorin-Ştefan, Gheorghe, Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compression
Compression tests
Finite element analysis
Finite element method
Grapes
Mathematical models
Pressing
Seeds
Strain
Stress
Two dimensional models
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Summary:It is important to know all phenomena that occur during compression of grape seeds because are very complex. Studying these phenomena can help us in increasing the performance of the equipment. Also for the pressing of oilseed materials, it is helpful to understand the compression behavior of grape seeds. The purpose of this study is to find how the stress and deformation propagate in grape seeds during the compression process. Therefore, we used an advanced engineering method named finite element method that shows the propagations of stress and strain fields in grape seeds. In this paper, we made a two dimensional model of grape seed and we analyzing the dispersion of stress and strain with a dedicated software FEM. In the end, to validate the FEM model we made a compression test on grape seeds using a Hounsfield unit. This study is for highlighting the importance of the orientation of the grape seeds during the pressing process to reduce the energy consumed.
ISSN:2267-1242
2555-0403
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202018003017