Design and Development of an Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunch Cutting Device

A study was conducted with the objective to investigate the effect of cutter design, cutting angle and frond maturity on specific cutting force and energy requirement per unit cut area for cutting oil palm fronds. Two designs were tested, that is sickle cutter and claw cutter. Cutting angles were...

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Main Author: Jelani, Abdul Razak
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1997
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10015/1/FK_1997_12_A.pdf