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| International Agrophysics |
| publisher: | Institute of Agrophysics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Lublin, Poland |
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0236-8722 |
vol. 26, nr. 2 (2012)
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Moisture-dependent frictional and aerodynamic properties of safflower seeds
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M. Kara, S. Bastaban, I. Öztürk, F. Kalkan, C. Yildiz
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Department of Agricultural Machinery, Ataturk University, 25240-Erzurum, Turkey |
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vol. 26 (2012), nr. 2,
pp. 203-205
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abstract
The seeds of two safflower cultivars were investigated in order to determine their frictional and aerodynamic properties as a function of moisture content. The coefficients of dynamic friction of cultivars on aluminium, plywood, fibreglass and steel surfaces increased by 87, 56, 78, and 129% for cv. Remzibey-05 seed, and by 91, 31, 71, and 131% for cv. Dinçer seed, respectively, between the initial and final moisture content levels. The terminal velocities of the Remzibey-05 and Dinçer seeds increased by 15 and 11%, respectively, with increase in moisture content between the initial and final levels.
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keywords
safflower seed, moisture content, frictional properties, aerodynamic properties
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