Design of Suitable Box for Handling of Pomegranate Fruit

In avoiding damage to fruit species the permissible falling height and permissible static pressure are of great importance. The former is important in planning harvesting and handlingoperations, the latter in selecting the height of transport containers. Fruits are generally transported in containers. The static and dynamic forces which then act on the fruit will cause damage if they exceed given value. The static force may be calculated from the weight of thefruit column being transported while the dynamic load is a consequence of vibration caused by transport. The permitted static load for a given fruit may be determined experimentally. In this study, physical properties of interest were determined for fresh pomegranate fruit thencalculations for the design of a suitable height were conducted based on the measured properties using Ross and Isaacs’s theory. Maximum height for packing and storing of fresh pomegranate fruit in the box was determined to be less than 123 cm based on a rupture force of 40.7 N.

Keywords:

pomegranate fruit , static force , height box , physical properties