Abstract
The mechanical properties of lavender are the basis for design and study of mechanized equipment for planting and harvesting of lavender. This paper determines and studies the natural width and height of plant and spike length of three kinds of lavender widely planted in the Yili region and obtains the distribution rules of parameters of the basic physical properties of lavender. Meanwhile, the test of the mechanical properties of lavender was done at the moisture content in the harvest period and different moisture contents. The results indicated that the maximum separation force of the flower of three kinds of lavender (111.3N) was much smaller than the minimum breaking force of the stem (201.5N); and the moisture content significantly affected the mechanical properties of lavender, which could provide corresponding design parameters and important theoretical basis for the design of a new lavender harvester based on separation technology.
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