Determination of Drop-Test Behavior of a Sample Peach Using Finite Element Method

Figures & data

Figure 1 Biological material test device.

Figure 2 Peach loaded using spherical indenter.

Table 1 Physical properties of peach

	max	min	mean
Length (mm)	65.36	49.77	57.09 ± 0.50
Width (mm)	65.56	50.25	57.09 ± 0.57
Thickness (mm)	67.85	52.77	59.05 ± 0.49
Mass (g)	165.07	78.77	108.86 ± 2.36
Density (g/mm^3)	1.03	930.42	968.11 ± 0.008

Table 2 Some of the mechanical properties of peach

	mean
Force (N)	59.6	±0.400
Stress (Nmm^−2)	1.19	±0.025
Specific deformation (%)	10.9	±0.170
Elastic modulus (Nmm^−2)	0.89	±0.060
Poisson rate	0.29	±0.055
Deformation energy (Nmm)	162.230	±1.250

Table 3 Drop test parameters

Drop test parameters
Drop Height (mm)	263.6
Gravity (ms^−2)	9.81
Plot step number (-)	26
Solution time after impact [microseconds]	2000

Figure 3 Solid model of peach and its dimensions.

Figure 4 Mesh construction of a 3D model of a peach.

Figure 5 Curves for peaches: (a) Force-Deformation Curve (b) Stress-Strain Curve.

Figure 6 Von Misses stress and deformation on step 26.

Figure 7 Von Misses stresses values on sections of the sample plot at steps.