| dc.contributor.author | Foster, J.D.G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Uziak, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Loukanov, I.A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-26T08:00:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-26T08:00:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Foster, J.D.G. et al (2009) Measurement of operating forces in a Ram press crushing sunflower seed, Strain: An International Journal for Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 190-193 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1475-1305 (Online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0039-2103 (Print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10311/633 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study presents the experimental setup and results of measurement of forces and
moments in a manually operated ram press machine. Tests were conducted on a BP30 ram press
using electrical resistance strain gauges to measure forces present in the machine under operating
conditions. The forces were obtained by capturing data for the strains in six channels, using a digital
instrument system, and later calculated by using the sensitivity factors. A method was proposed to
estimate the tension force and bending moment in the connecting rods based on the sums and
differences of measured strains. Results obtained were converted into spreadsheet data and
presented in graphs versus the position angle of the operating lever. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1475-1305 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Digital transducer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Micro-strains | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ram press | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sensitivity factors | en_US |
| dc.subject | Strain gauges | en_US |
| dc.title | Measurement of operating forces in a ram press crushing sunflower seed | en_US |
| dc.type | Published Article | en_US |
| dc.link | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-1305.2008.00420.x/pdf | en_US |
