Cauliflower and broccoli floretting machine

• Autorzy: Jadwisieńczak Krzysztof , Kaliniewicz Zdzisław , Konopka Stanisław , Choszcz Dariusz , Majkowska-Gadomska Joanna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.31648/ts.7847

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Florets are the main edible parts of cauliflowers and broccoli, but stalks and leaves are also used in the production of vegetable soup mixes. In industrial processing lines, large cauliflower and broccoli inflorescences have to be separated into smaller florets with a diameter of 2 to 6 cm. Simple and inexpensive machines for floretting cauliflowers and broccoli, including devices that can be used in small-scale production, are in short supply on the market. Therefore, the aim of this study was to design a floretting machine composed of a load-bearing frame, a processing table, a crushing chamber and a horizontal conveyor. In the first stage of the process, one of the two conical knives is used to separate florets and leaves from stalks. The stalks fall into a container under the processing table, and the leaves are picked manually from the material on the table and are placed in a separate container. In the second stage, the separated florets are manually fed into the crushing chamber where larger florets are separated into smaller parts. The crushing chamber is composed of a rotating crushing roller and a fixed screen at the bottom. Florets that have been cut into the appropriate size pass through the screen and fall onto a conveyor belt under the crushing chamber. The quality of the floretting process can be inspected visually by the operator, and impurities or excessively damaged florets can be removed from the conveyor belt. In the final stage, the separated florets are transported to a container. The designed machine can be operated directly on the farm; therefore, the resulting produce is fresher than products that are transported and separated in a food processing plant.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

floret separation; machine design; machine prototype; product crushing

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
• Czasopismo: Technical Sciences / University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: nr 25(1)
• Strony: 171--181
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz., rys., zdj.

Twórcy

autor

Jadwisieńczak Krzysztof

• Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-7675

autor

Kaliniewicz Zdzisław

• Katedra Maszyn Roboczych i Metodologii Badań, Wydział Nauk Technicznych, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski, ul. Oczapowskiego 11, 10-719 Olsztyn

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0428-6312

autor

Konopka Stanisław

• Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8826-9308

autor

Choszcz Dariusz

• Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-9038

autor

Majkowska-Gadomska Joanna

• Department of Agroecosystems and Horticulture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1693-0248+

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023)