Mechanical Packing of Tangerine

Authors

  • Bundit Jarimopas National Agricultural Machinery Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
  • Kitidet Phoetiniyom National Agricultural Machinery Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
  • Seksan Srihawong National Agricultural Machinery Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
  • Seksan Janpeng Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Karnphaengsaen Campus.

Keywords:

packing, tangerine

Abstract

This research is to find mechanism to pack tangerine mechanically. The prototype consists of 3 parts, conveyor, feeder and packer. There are 3 conveyors two of which are identical and made of 3-inch wide conventional belt travelling horizontally. They are 50 cm. wide and 122 cm. long. The third conveyor moving vertically is 50 cm. wide and 64 cm. long. The feeder holding 100 kg. tangerine is inclined, made of steel and lined by sponge. The packer receiving tangerine from the feeder semiautomatically fills up the empty basket. Performance test results the prototype can pack 853.3 kilogram of tangerine per hour with the damage of 2.4%.

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Published

1992-03-31

How to Cite

Bundit Jarimopas, Kitidet Phoetiniyom, Seksan Srihawong, and Seksan Janpeng. 1992. “Mechanical Packing of Tangerine”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 26 (1). Bangkok, Thailand:60-66. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/241755.

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (1992): January-March

Section

Research Article

License

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