Study on energy absorption of maize kernel crushing under cyclic loading

The damage of corn kernels during harvesting, processing, storage, and transportation is not only related to the magnitude of the load they are subjected to, but also to the number of load applications.The number of load applications can affect the energy absorbed by corn kernels.Multiple compression tests were conducted on corn kernels with different moisture contents under 200N loading and unloading, and it was found that as the moisture content decreased, the number of cycles required for corn kernel crushing increased; Studying the hysteresis energy consumption characteristics of corn kernels, it was found that the area of the hysteresis curve of corn kernels gradually decreases; Through experimental research on the energy absorption of corn kernels during crushing, it was found that corn kernels with different moisture contents absorb different amounts of energy.The lower the moisture content, the higher the energy absorbed before corn crushing.