A major factor affecting fresh pork quality is the implementation of management technologies that improve swine movement at the time of loading. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of the loading system at the farm (traditional chute T vs. prototype loading gantry P) on the quality attributes of fresh pork loins. Two marketing groups were utilised. Experiment 1 used 100 pig l...

This paper contains a short description of the experimental Lautaret site dedicated to avalanche dynamic studies. Since the seventies, many experimental campaigns allowed measuring different avalanche parameters such as velocity, height and pressure. Technical development have been also carried in this site and are presented here. More recently, a chute for physical modelling of avalanche motio...

Résumé Un patient de 20 ans avec une notion de chute sur le guidon d’une moto remontant à 28 jours, était admis pour douleurs abdominales aux urgences chirurgicales. L’examen clinique retrouvait un point d’impact circulaire au niveau de l’hypochondre gauche avec en regard une tuméfaction douloureuse, irréductible et non impulsive aux efforts de toux. Le diagnostic d’une hernie pariétale traumat...

A popular method for measuring mass flows on combine harvesters is to register the induced force on a circular chute. Since this type of sensors are strongly subjected to wear and installed on difficult accessible places, it is important to know when the sensor provides wrong measurements without interrupting the process. In this study, a double, adaptive IIR notch filter is designed to track b...

Current expertise in air-water turbulent flows on stepped chutes is limited to laboratory experiments at low to moderate Reynolds numbers on flat horizontal steps. In this study, highly turbulent air-water flows skimming down a large-size stepped chute were systematically investigated with a 22o slope. Turbulence manipulation was conducted using vanes or longitudinal ribs to enhance interaction...

Received (received date) Revised (revised date) A computational study of sliding blocks on inclined surfaces is presented. Assuming that the friction coefficient µ is a function of position, the probability P (λ) for the block to slide down over a length λ is numerically calculated. Our results are consistent with recent experimental data suggesting a power-law distribution of events over a wid...

Fish wastes management has become a global problem from the last years. Dispose of seafood wastes cause environmental pollution. To overcome this issue these unwanted seafood products are used for the formation of animal feed and aquaculture feed. These unwanted products include small fish and those parts of fish which are not used as human food. These unwanted parts include viscera, head, fins...