Transient Stress Waves in Study of Coconut Physical Properties

0337515 - ÚT 2010 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Trnka, Jan - Dvořáková, Pavla
Transient Stress Waves in Study of Coconut Physical Properties.
Experimental Techniques. Roč. 34, č. 1 (2010), s. 19-25. ISSN 0732-8818. E-ISSN 1747-1567
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA201990701
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20760514
Keywords : stress waves * double-pulse holography * coconut * exploding wires
Subject RIV: BI - Acoustics
Impact factor: 0.505, year: 2010
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Propagating stress waves are studied in a coconut shell. The waves are generated by an element, which includes an exploding wire acting perpendicularly to the shell. A holo-camera, with a double pulse ruby laser light source, is used to record state of wave propagation. A normal point-wise component of motion associated with the wave propagation in the coconut shell is measured by means of miniature accelerometers. The proposed method was applied to analysis of the impact loading on the coconut in order to contribute to the knowledge base concerning the mechanisms by which coconut shell and coconut meat are separated.
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