TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural design of corrugated boxes for horticultural produce
T2 - A review
AU - Pathare, Pankaj B.
AU - Opara, Umezuruike Linus
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is based upon research supported by the South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation . The financial support of the South African Postharvest Innovation Programme (PHI-2) and HortgroScience through the award of a project on “Packaging of the Future” is gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - Corrugated boxes are used extensively for transporting and storing fresh produce in the horticultural industry. These boxes protect their contents from mechanical damage due to drops, impacts, vibration and compression loads. The analysis and prediction of the stacking compression load capacity of corrugated boxes is important to study the response of existing packaging to mechanical stress or to design new boxes to meet postharvest handling conditions. Good design of vented packaging is important in optimising the cooling and ventilation uniformity, minimising quality deterioration of packed produce and maintaining the mechanical integrity of the box. Various experimental and modelling tools are used to investigate the design and mechanical performance of packaging. Experimental studies on mechanical performance of packaging include compression, impact and vibration analysis. Finite element analysis and simulation is useful for study and structural design of ventilated corrugated packaging, considering the shape, location and size of the vent. Advances in information and communication technologies offer new prospects for development of user-friendly software toward integrated design and performance analysis of fresh produce packaging.
AB - Corrugated boxes are used extensively for transporting and storing fresh produce in the horticultural industry. These boxes protect their contents from mechanical damage due to drops, impacts, vibration and compression loads. The analysis and prediction of the stacking compression load capacity of corrugated boxes is important to study the response of existing packaging to mechanical stress or to design new boxes to meet postharvest handling conditions. Good design of vented packaging is important in optimising the cooling and ventilation uniformity, minimising quality deterioration of packed produce and maintaining the mechanical integrity of the box. Various experimental and modelling tools are used to investigate the design and mechanical performance of packaging. Experimental studies on mechanical performance of packaging include compression, impact and vibration analysis. Finite element analysis and simulation is useful for study and structural design of ventilated corrugated packaging, considering the shape, location and size of the vent. Advances in information and communication technologies offer new prospects for development of user-friendly software toward integrated design and performance analysis of fresh produce packaging.
KW - Compression test
KW - Corrugated packaging
KW - Drop test
KW - Finite element modelling
KW - Vibration test
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2014.06.021
DO - 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2014.06.021
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84904758390
SN - 1537-5110
VL - 125
SP - 128
EP - 140
JO - Biosystems Engineering
JF - Biosystems Engineering
ER -