Walnut fruit processing equipment: academic insights and perspectives

M Liu, C Li, C Cao, L Wang, X Li, J Che, H Yang… - Food Engineering …, 2021 - Springer
The walnut varieties in China are rich, the planting area in the country is wide, and the yield
ranks at the forefront of the world. Walnut kernel is the most important application part of the …

Artificial neural network modeling and genetic algorithm multiobjective optimization of process of drying-Assisted walnut breaking

T Yang, X Zheng, SK Vidyarthi, H **ao, X Yao, Y Li… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study combined an artificial neural network (ANN) with a genetic algorithm (GA) to
obtain the model and optimal process parameters of drying-assisted walnut breaking …

Effects of various radio frequencies on combined drying and disinfestation treatments for in-shell walnuts

Y Mao, P Wang, Y Wu, L Hou, S Wang - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
Four radio frequency (RF) heating systems with a power of 2 kW and four frequencies of
6.78, 13.56, 27.12, and 40.68 MHz were used to compare the effect of different frequencies …

Simultaneous hot-air assisted radio frequency drying and disinfestation for in-shell walnuts using a two-stage strategy

Y Mao, S Wang - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
To develop an efficient simultaneous drying and disinfesting treatment for in-shell walnuts, a
2.4 kW, 27.12 MHz 50 Ω radio frequency (RF) system and a two-stage strategy were applied …

Nondestructive Detection of Moisture Content in Walnut Kernel by Near‐Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

D Peng, Y Liu, J Yang, Y Bi, J Chen - Journal of Spectroscopy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid and accurate detection of the moisture content is of great significance to the
quality evaluation and oil extraction process of walnut kernel. Near‐infrared (NIR) …

Mechanical damage to green and red lentil seeds

F Shahbazi, S Valizade… - Food science & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this research, the breakage susceptibility of two classes of lentil (green and red) was
evaluated as affected by impact energy and seed moisture content. The experiments were …

Mechanical damage to corn seeds

F Shahbazi, R Shahbazi - 2019 - 193.231.26.26
The objective of this research was to evaluate and model the mechanical damage to corn
seeds under impact loading. The experiments were conducted at moisture contents of 7.60 …

Mechanical properties and finite element analysis of walnut under different cracking parts

H Zhang, L Shen, H Lan, Y Li, Y Liu, Y Tang… - International Journal of …, 2018 - ijabe.org
In order to reduce mechanical damage and improve extraction quality of walnut kernel
during walnut cracking, the Wen-185 walnut cultivar was selected as the research object …

Damage to seeds by screw working bodies

M Sukhanova, E Khasanov, A Butenko… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Seed damage caused by screw working bodies of agricultural machines reduces the seed
quality and increases the total cost of crop production. This paper describes the impact …

Determination of Critical Moisture Content Facing Walnut Shell Breaking and Optimization of Combined Hot Air and Microwave Vacuum Drying Process

L Li, X Man, H Zhang, H Lan, Y Tang, X Fan, Y Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The conditioning of moisture content is an effective way to improve walnut-crushing
performance. In this study, firstly, walnuts with different moisture contents were used to …