Some physical properties of pineapple leaves for chopping machine
Hasfalina Che Man1, Rosnah Shamsudin2, Syamimi Rozelan3.
The production of pineapple residue is increasing in line with pineapple
production in Malaysia. In order to overcome this issue, a conceptual design of a harvesting
and chopping machine will be developed to process the pineapple leaves. The combined
chopper is vital for the current manual handling method, such as left on the ground until the
next plantation or burnt. This new machine will be introduced to harvest and chop the
pineapple leaves into smaller sizes. This chopper machine will comprise a specialized blade
to cut the pineapple leaves with a rotating conveyor to collect the harvested leaves before
chopping into the selected size. In this study, the average length and width of the three most
popular cultivars in Malaysia, such as MD2 (V1), Josapine (V2), and Nanas Madu Kaca (A
11) (V3), were recorded. There are about 10 different samples collected from different plants
for each variety. The results indicated that the average length and width of MD2 pineapple
leaves were 742.00 mm and 58.00 mm, respectively. The average length and width of
Josapine pineapple leaves were 685.50 mm and 56.70 mm, respectively. The average length
and width of Nanas Madu Kaca (A 11) pineapple leaves were 817.75 mm and 56 mm,
respectively. These physical characteristics of pineapple leaves are essential in designing the
chopper machine for pineapple leaves after the harvesting process.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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