Title: Physical Properties of Lotus Blossoms (Kamal Gatta)
Abstract: Investigations were carried out to find out the Physical properties of lotus blossoms at five levels of moisture content (7,5,12.5, 17.5, 22.5 and 27.5% wb). The moisture content of the procured seeds was 7.4% (wb). The physical properties (grain size, sphericity, thousand kernel weight and thousand, Kernel volume) were calculated and found that grain size increased linearly whereas the sphericity first decreased upto 17.5% (wb) and then increased upto 21:5% (wb) with increase in moisture content. Bulk density and true density decreased with in moisture content. The porosity first decreased with increase in moisture contentupliti!2-.5% (wb) and then Increased up to 27.5% (wb). Angle of repose increased, whereas crus&l.ni1strength decreased, with increase in moisture content. The coefficient of friction first increased with increase in moisture content up to 17.5% (wb) then it decreases up to 27.S% (wb).
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-09-30
Language: en
Type: article
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