振动与波浪二级分离马铃薯收获机改进

针对当前马铃薯机械化收获环节存在的破皮率和伤薯率较高等问题,通过设置振动分离段和波浪分离段、基于振动与波浪二级分离改进了一种马铃薯收获机,并分析了振动与波浪二级分离条件下的分离筛及薯块运动特征。单因素试验表明,收获速度为0.726 m/s时,单位时间内挖掘的薯土混合物较少,易导致薯块疲劳累积损伤,当收获速度为1.167m/s时分离筛的分离负担加大,土壤和杂质分离效率降低,导致明薯率下降;分离筛运行速度从1.52提高至2.80 m/s时,破皮率和伤薯率呈先降低后增大的趋势,但明薯率自99.8%下降至96.4%;振动强度由无振动增加到强烈振动时,明薯率提高3.3%,但破皮率和伤薯率均有较大幅度的增加;峰谷高差自40~40 mm增大到200~200 mm时,明薯率由97.2%升高至99.8%,但其破皮率和伤薯率均有所升高。正交试验表明:破皮率和伤薯率受收获速度和振动强度的影响规律基本一致;收获速度和振动强度对破皮率和伤薯率的影响较显著(P0.05),振动强度和峰谷高差对明薯率的影响较显著(P0.05)。该文为马铃薯收获机的研发优化以及薯土分离效率和收获品质的综合控制提供了技术参考。     

“嘎拉”苹果跌落损伤脆值及损伤边界研究(英)

对于果实产品,通常其作业、运输过程中的主要机械破坏形式为跌落冲击引起的产品局部损伤,而非直接发生破裂.作为传统跌落冲击脆值与破损边界理论的延伸,提出了跌落损伤脆值与跌落损伤边界的新概念以及相应的工程定义.考虑到传统产品脆值与破损边界曲线试验方法的局限性,提出了测定获取果实跌落冲击损伤脆值与跌落损伤边界曲线的技术过程与方法.以嘎拉苹果为研究对象,设计多组不同高度对嘎拉苹果进行自由跌落刚性冲击试验.在测试获得冲击力一时间数据的基础上,通过理论分析计算,得到加速度一时间、变形量一时间等动态关系曲线,获得了嘎拉苹果跌落损伤脆值;构造了嘎拉苹果跌落损伤边界曲线.结果表明,跌落损伤边界曲线与传统产品跌落破损边界曲线存在较大差异.对应果实产品,即使速度很小,只要产品瞬时加速度达到一定值,也将产生冲击损伤:对应不同的损伤率,构造了相应多条损伤边界曲线.提出的概念及研究结果为控制果实类产品的跌落损伤、合理地进行缓冲包装设计提供了新的理论基础.     

The prevalence and risk factors associated with forelimb skin abrasions and sole bruising in preweaning piglets

The presence of skin abrasions and sole bruising in 264 preweaning piglets (1–30 days old) from 13 breeding units in south west England was investigated in 1995. The mean prevalence of forelimb skin abrasions among the pigs on the study farms was 36% (range 0–59%) and sole bruising was 50% (range 0–95%). Skin abrasions were located on three aspects on the front limbs: the carpus, the metacarpus and the digit. Lesions occurred early in a piglet's life; the modal ages for sole bruising was 4 days and for skin abrasions were 5 and 10 days. The presence of skin abrasions on the front limbs was significantly associated with the presence of sole bruising on the front feet. Logistic regression indicated that part-concrete, part-round-mesh (OR 56.4) and part-concrete, part-metal-rods floors (OR 15.9) and exposed aggregate (OR 4.6) were associated with an increased odds of sole bruising while the presence of sparse straw (OR 0.12) or deep straw (OR 0.12) in the pen was associated with lower odds of sole bruising. The same floor type (part-concrete, part-round-mesh) was associated with increased odds of forelimb skin abrasions (OR 2.2). A worn floor surface where the solid adjoined the perforated area (OR 4.6) and the presence of sparse shavings (OR 1.7) were also associated with an increased risk of skin abrasions.     

The effectiveness of old and new strategies for the long‐term control of Pteridium aquilinum,an 8‐year test

There is a need for management strategies to control dominant perennial weeds and restore seminatural communities. We compared the effects of five weed control treatments on dense Pteridium aquilinum relative to an untreated experimental control over an 8‐year period with the aim of restoring acid grassland. The weed control treatments tested were as follows: cutting and bruising, both twice and thrice annually, and herbicide treatment (asulam in year 1 followed by annual spot retreatment of all emergent fronds). Pteridium aquilinum performance and plant species composition were monitored. Data were analysed using Bayesian mixed‐effect models and multivariate techniques. Cutting twice and thrice yearly and the asulam treatment all reduced frond density to zero; both bruising treatments were ineffective. The plant communities in the cut and asulam‐treated plots showed differences from the untreated and bruised plots; the asulam‐treated plots contained more ruderal species and the cut plots were more typical of acid grassland. Acid grassland recovery was fastest in the asulam‐treated plots, but the cut plots caught up after approximately 5 years. There were two important conclusions. First, an intractable weed like P. aquilinum can be eradicated and a vegetation more suited for grazing can be achieved by the continuous application of some treatments over many years. Here, success was achieved by cutting twice/thrice annually, or by a single asulam application followed by annual spot spraying of all emergent fronds for 8 years. Second, bruising, a treatment favoured by some conservation organisations, did not work and cannot be recommended. The use of long‐term, continuously applied treatments might be considered for all perennial weeds with large underground root/rhizome systems.     

苹果碰撞损伤预测模型的研究

通过苹果的碰撞损伤试验，分析了损伤体积与吸收能量、最大加速度、衬垫厚度、碰撞时间等因素之间的关系，论述了建立苹果碰撞损伤预测模型的可能性。研究表明，以苹果碰撞的加速度历程和碰撞参数为基础的多元线性回归模型可以预测其损伤体积。     

Subcutaneous tissue discoloration in ware potatoes. 1. A chain analysis in the Netherlands

Summary In the chain of handling operations from harvesting to packaging inclusive, potatoes are exposed to many brief mechanical forces (impacts) and to long-term pressure. Impact and pressure can lead to subcutaneous tissue discoloration causing qualitative and quantitative losses. We investigated the characteristics of construction and utilization of representative Dutch ware potato handling chains and found that the number and height of drops appeared to be too high, the use of cushioning materials insufficient and the speed of the transporting parts too high and not in balance with each other. The contribution to the total amount of subcutaneous tissue discoloration was 16% for the harvesting to bin filling phases inclusive, 22% for the storage phase, 27% for the shovelling to truck loading phases inclusive and 35% for the truck unloading to packaging phases inclusive. These contributions varied considerably within phases and within links. The results can be used to develop equipment, upgrade present chains and design new, produce-frendly handling chains.     

Supervised classification of bruised apples with respect to the time after bruising on the basis of hyperspectral imaging data

Apple bruising, as a mechanical damage, occurs due to impact, compression, vibration or abrasion during handling. However, the symptoms of this damage, browning and softening of the tissue, appear not immediately but after a certain period of time after bruising. For sorting and grading systems, the information about how long the bruise exists in affected fruit can be valuable. VNIR (visible and near-infrared) and SWIR (short wavelength infrared) spectral characteristics of sound and bruised apple tissues were analyzed during a two week period after bruising. Supervised classification methods, including support vector machines, linear logistic regression, neural networks and decision trees, were used and compared to check their effectiveness for distinguishing time after bruising with respect to five varieties of apples. The detection system included hyperspectral cameras equipped with sensors working in the visible and near-infrared (400–1000 nm) and short wavelength infrared (1000–2500 nm) ranges. The results of supervised classification revealed good applicability of hyperspectral imaging in VNIR and SWIR spectral ranges for detecting the number of days after bruising. The linear logistic regression neural networks models were found to be the best classifiers in the majority of models developed. Prediction accuracies higher than 90% were obtained for classification models on spectral data pretreated with the second derivative.     

一种用于水果碰压伤面积检测的数学模型

依据所研究的梨、苹果等品种水果的外形以及碰压伤特征,提出了一个简单的计算碰压伤面积的数学模型。实验结果表明与统计像素的方法相比,用模型可大大提高测量精度。     

Quantifying damage as percentage potato tuber volume lost per peeler stroke

Summary Methods for quantifying external damage and bruising can be inaccurate and result in an index that is difficult to interpret. A new index was derived by taking measurements of peeled slices from cv. Record and developing a mathematical model to predict the percentage volume removed per peeler stroke for a range of potato cultivars. It was found that an average of 1.25% of the tuber volume was removed per peeler stroke. By counting the number of peeler strokes to remove damaged tissue and multiplying by 1.25, an estimate of the percentage tuber volume lost due to bruising or external damage can be obtained. The index can accommodate most types of damage and result in an index that is readily understood.     

Bruise susceptibility of banana peel in relation to genotype and post-climacteric storage conditions

The aim of this study was to understand the genotypic factors and post-climacteric storage conditions that affect bruise susceptibility of banana peel. Putative physicochemical indicators of bruise susceptibility, including peel electrolyte leakage (PEL), total polyphenolic content, hardness, water content, and peel thickness, were investigated. Bruise susceptibility is the lowest impact energy needed to produce visible bruising by an object dropped on post-climacteric banana fruit from a pre-determined height, converted into impact energy (20–200 mJ with a 20 mJ increment). The bananas were stored either at 18 °C throughout ripening or at 13 °C between the 2nd and 6th day after ethylene induction. Five cultivars with contrasting susceptibility to impact bruises were used. Neither Grande Naine nor hybrid Flhorban925 bruised at the maximum impact energy (200 mJ) during ripening whatever the storage conditions. A gradient in bruise susceptibility was observed among the other cultivars: French Corne > Fougamou > hybrid Flhorban916. Bruise susceptibility increased during ripening and was higher in bananas stored at 18 °C. The lower ripening temperature resulted in a two-day delay to fruit maturity as well as in bruise susceptibility. Bruise susceptibility was positively correlated with PEL (R = 0.78) and to a lesser extent negatively correlated with hardness (R = −0.45), and was not correlated with polyphenolic content. In conclusion, membrane permeability provides the first clue to understanding bruise susceptibility.