Effects of moisture content on physical properties of black kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seed


GÜRHAN R., Özarslan C., Topuz N., Akbast T., Simsek E.

Asian Journal of Chemistry, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.3270-3278, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: Asian Journal of Chemistry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3270-3278
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Black kabuli chickpea seed, Moisture content, Physical properties
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The physical properties of black kabuli chickpea seed were deter- mined as a function of moisture content in the range of 9.29 to 16.82 % dry basis (d.b.). The average length, width and thickness were 6.85, 5.08 and 4.72 mm, at a moisture content of 9.29 d.b., respectively. In the moisture range from 9.29 to 16.82 % d.b., studies on rewetted black kabuli chickpea seed showed that the thousand seed mass increased from 100.18 to 110.44 g, the projected area from 0.163 to 0.251 cm2, the sphericity from 0.799 to 0.821, the porosity from 39.90 to 40.48 % and the terminal velocity from 2.078 to 2.135 m s- 1. The bulk density decreased from 780.58 to 745.85 kg m-3 and the true density from 1298.84 to 1253.15 kg m-3 with an increase in the moisture content range of 9.29 to 16.82 %. The static coefficient of friction of black kabuli chickpea seed increased the linearly against surfaces of four struc- tural materials, namely, rubber (0.336 to 0.416), aluminium (0.221 to 0.266), stainless steel (0.172 to 0.205) and galvanized iron (0.282 to 0.331) as the moisture content increased from 9.29 -16.82 % d.b.