Impact of Selected Mechanical Properties of Sweetcorn Seed on the Level of Cutting it Off from the Cob Stem
Mariusz Szymanek
Department of Agricultural, Forest and Transport Machinery, University of Life Sciences in LublinPoland
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and Wojciech Tanaś
Department of Agricultural, Forest and Transport Machinery, University of Life Sciences in LublinPoland
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Dec 31, 2019
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Published Online: Dec 31, 2019
Page range: 77 - 85
Received: Sep 01, 2019
Accepted: Dec 01, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2019-0039
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Research results on the quality of work of a seed cutter for selected cultivars of sweetcorn were presented. Measurements were carried out at the rotational speed of a head of 1600 rot. min−1 and a linear velocity of the cob conveyor of 0.31 m s−1. A statistically significant relation between the degree of cutting the seed mass and the selected mechanical properties of grain were determined. Differences between cultivars at the level of approximately 43% for the force of perforation of the peri-carp Fp,