Sandip  Mandal, Amit  Nath, Rajesh Kumar  Singh, Arvind  Kumar, Nishant  Deshmukh, 
    Physico-Mechanical Properties of <I>Prunus nepalensis</I> Fruit and Seed Using Image Processing and Experimental Method,
    Journal of Food Technology,
    Volume 11,Issue 3,
    2013,
    Pages 60-66,
    ISSN 1684-8462,
    jftech.2013.60.66,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2013.60.66)
    Abstract: The physico-mechanical properties of <I>Prunus nepalensis</I> 
  fruit and seed were determined at moisture content of 88.50 and 15.62%, respectively. 
  An image processing technique was also used to measure major dimensions and 
  data was compared and correlated with experimental data. Strong correlation 
  was observed between experimental and image processing technique in length and 
  width of both fruit and seed. The true density, bulk density and porosity of 
  fruit were measured as 1077.41, 598.08 kg/m<SUP>3</SUP> and 43.42%, respectively 
  whereas for seed these values were 1178.84, 508.80 kg/m<SUP>3</SUP> and 57.94%. 
  The angle of repose of fruit and seed was found to be 26.43 and 22.13&deg;, 
  respectively. The friction coefficient of fruit ranged from 0.421-0.477 whereas 
  that of seed 0.369-0.435. Hardness of fruit was determined as 0.966 kg.
    Keywords: Prunus nepalensis;physical properties;mechanical properties;image processing;width