Packaging Bartlett Pears in Polyethylene Film Bags to Reduce Vibration Injury in Transit

Slaughter, David C.; Thompson, J. F.; Hinsch, R. T.

doi:10.13031/2013.17133

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“…The three test packages were subjected to a 30-min random vibration test to simulate a U.S. West to East coast cross-country trip (approximately 4,500 km) on a refrigerated highway truck with a steel spring suspension system [ASTM Method D4728-91 (1991) and Standard Practice D4169-94 (1994), assurance level I as described in Slaughter et al, 1998]. The fruit, still in the test packages, were then transported by car back to UC Davis and held in a 20°C laboratory for 24 h to allow surface bruising to become fully developed at which time vibration induced bruises appeared as dark brown to black patches on the surface of the fruit.…”

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“…Cayton (1993) developed a method to secure the fruit in the box by placing large elastic bands around a box to maintain a constant pressure on the fruit. Slaughter et al (1998) demonstrated that pears packed in polyethylene film bags were much less susceptible to transport vibration damage. Video images of the fruit during simulated transit vibration conditions, acquired by attaching a camera to a vibrating box, showed that fruit in polyethylene bags is prevented from moving with respect to neighboring fruit in the bag (Slaughter et al, 1998).…”

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“…Slaughter et al (1998) demonstrated that pears packed in polyethylene film bags were much less susceptible to transport vibration damage. Video images of the fruit during simulated transit vibration conditions, acquired by attaching a camera to a vibrating box, showed that fruit in polyethylene bags is prevented from moving with respect to neighboring fruit in the bag (Slaughter et al, 1998). However the fresh pear industry markets only a relatively small amount of fruit in bags.…”

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“…Various studies about the effect of the riding quality of roads on the vibrations and responses in vehicles have been conducted. The main conclusions indicate that a decrease in the riding quality of a road is a major cause of increased vibrations and subsequent structural damage to vehicles and cargo (7,8,9,10,11,12). These increased vibrations and structural damage to vehicles can potentially have many negative effects on the transportation cost of companies and the broader economy.…”

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Evaluation of the Effect of Rural Road Condition on Agricultural Produce Transportation

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Road condition affects the operations and costs of vehicle using the infrastructure. Various Vehicle Operating Cost (VOC) models provide an indication of road roughness effects on fuel consumption, additional damage to vehicle and tire wear. These models do not include the effect of road conditions on the condition and potential damage of transported freight. These potential damages are mostly limited through the use of improved vehicle technologies or packaging. In the agricultural transportation situation, it is often found that packaging is not a solution to the problem as the use of older vehicle technology operated on mostly rural roads with lower riding quality levels is a main contributor to the problem. This paper evaluates the quantified effects of riding quality on low volume roads on selected damage levels of tomatoes in California. The paper is partly based on a study focusing on Vehicle-Pavement Interaction and its effects on the broader California economy. Vehicle responses to road conditions were measured during operations on a range of rural routes. Laboratory experiments were developed to replicate the dominant vibrations of the trucks, and to measure the stresses that tomatoes typically undergo at these vibration levels. The damage and failure levels for the tomatoes during transportation were determined, and these damage levels used to calculate typical costs to the agricultural suppliers due to road conditions. The problem could thus be quantified, and input data provided for a cost/benefit evaluation of the potential maintenance/improvement of the various routes typically used to transport the tomatoes.Steyn et al.

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“…Damaged fruits exposed to attack of the virus and loss their quality. The fruit injury due to vertical vibration is related to the transportation characteristics of vehicles, the conditions of the roads and boxes (Slaughter et al 1993(Slaughter et al , 1998Sommer 1957).…”

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Packaging Bartlett Pears in Polyethylene Film Bags to Reduce Vibration Injury in Transit

Cited by 17 publications

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Suspended Tray Package for Protecting Soft Fruit from Mechanical Damage

Suspended Tray Package for Protecting Soft Fruit from Mechanical Damage

Evaluation of the Effect of Rural Road Condition on Agricultural Produce Transportation

Assessment of the quality losses of fresh fig fruits during transportation

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