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This research aimed to compare the performance of papaya cushioning materials in protecting against mechanical damage during retailing. Holland variety of papaya at the P5 stage of ripeness (yellow color throughout the fruit) and a weight of between 0.5 and 1.0 kg/fruit were used in this experiment. Free-fall drop testing was performed at 0.6, 0.79 and 1.0 m. The selected cushioning materials for this study consisted of: (1) frustum cone foam of 10 mm in diameter and 9 cm in length; (2) bead foam of 13, 18 and 25 mm in diameter; and (3) mesh foam of 5 mm in diameter. Testing and evaluation involved determining the bruising volume by the ellipsoid method. The test results showed that frustum cone foam and all of the bead foams could protect the papaya from mechanical damage without any bruising. Considering all three factors (bruise volume, bulk density, and material cost) in selecting a cushioning material for papaya, it was found from the free-fall drop test of papaya that the most appropriate material to protect against mechanical damage and bruises was bead foam of 13 mm in diameter with a bulk density of 0.049 g/cm3 at the cost of 13 THB/100 pieces.
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The authors would like to acknowledge Department of Farm Mechanics, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University for financial support.
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Inwan, M., Thuwapanichayanan, R., Sayasoonthorn, S. (2022). Comparison of Papaya Cushioning Materials by Ellipsoid Evaluation Method. In: Lei, X., Koryanov, V.V. (eds) Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Mechanical, System and Control Engineering . ICMSC 2021. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9632-9_9
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