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The coefficient of friction of individual potatoes and various handling materials - Short communication

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  • C.F.H. Bishop

    (Writtle College, Lordship Road, Chelmsford, United Kingdom)

  • A.F.J. Gash

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand)

  • C. Heslim

    (Writtle College, Lordship Road, Chelmsford, United Kingdom)

  • S. Hanney

    (Writtle College, Lordship Road, Chelmsford, United Kingdom)

Abstract

The dynamic coefficient of friction of single potatoes was determined on mild steel, rubber and plastic, for tubers in each of four conditions: dry and dirty, wet and dirty, clean and wet and clean and dry. Steel had the lowest overall mean coefficient of friction. The highest value was recorded for plastic, but this material also had the largest coefficient of variation. Overall, rubber was considered to be the most suitable all-condition material for tubers in a range of conditions.

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  • C.F.H. Bishop & A.F.J. Gash & C. Heslim & S. Hanney, 2012. "The coefficient of friction of individual potatoes and various handling materials - Short communication," Research in Agricultural Engineering, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 58(3), pages 114-117.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlrae:v:58:y:2012:i:3:id:15-2011-rae
    DOI: 10.17221/15/2011-RAE
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    1. Ghasem Abedi & Shamsollah Abdollahpour & Mohammad Reza Bakhtiari, 2019. "The physical and mechanical properties of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers as related to the automatic separation from clods and stones," Research in Agricultural Engineering, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 65(3), pages 77-84.

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