The effects of important process parameters on mechanical response during the densification of an industrial food powder were investigated and important phenomena described using the […]
Optimising cold compressive recovery of oil from the seeds of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Effects of the time rate of deformation and aspect ratio on mechanical response and performance in single cycle cold compression scheme were investigated for bulk […]
Determination of mechanical properties of poppy waste pellets
The work deals with evaluation of mechanical properties three types of pellet samples produced from poppy waste. The pellets were submitted to compressive loading. The […]
Mechanical behaviour of selected bulk oilseeds under compression loading
Cold pressing or compressive mechanical expression of oil from bulk oilseeds without thermal treatments or appreciable thermal effects facilitates the preservation of quality in expressed […]
Analysis of mechanical behaviour of Jatropha curcas L. bulk seeds under compression loading with aid of reciprocal slope transformation method and tangent curve method
This study is focused on the utilization of the reciprocal slope transformation method (RST) and tangent curve method (TCM) for description of mechanical behaviour of […]