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  Mechanical Response of Young Canes of Wind-Blown Kiwifruit Vines
 
 
Title: Mechanical Response of Young Canes of Wind-Blown Kiwifruit Vines
Author: Kang, J.H.
Lee, S.J.
Appeared in: Journal of visualization
Paging: Volume 11 (2008) nr. 3 pages 231-238
Year: 2008-09-12
Contents: Kiwifruit vines with broad leaves are easily torn or shed by high-speed wind. In this study, the threshold wind speed at which a cane is broken was investigated experimentally with varying physical parameters of a kiwifruit vine under two different ABL (atmospheric boundary layer) conditions. In addition, the temporal variation of wind-blown young canes was visualized using a high-speed camera. The average threshold wind speeds for ABL types A and B are about 20.5 m/s and 18.9 m/s, respectively. A wind-blown young cane takes periodic up-and-down motion when it is broken off. The mean fluttering frequency of young canes of the kiwifruit vines was found to be about 4.5 Hz.
Publisher: IOS Press
Source file: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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