Title :
Dual-frequency ultrasonic washing machine for fruits and vegetables
Author :
Zhu Changping ; Wang Bin ; Gong Runhang ; Liu Yitao ; Zhu Jin ; He Zhenbing ; Ren Qinggong ; Han Qingbang
Author_Institution :
Changzhou Key Lab. of Sensor Networks & Environ. Sensing, Hohai Univ., Changzhou, China
Abstract :
This paper presents a fruits and vegetables washing machine using ultrasonic technology. The pesticide residues on fruits or vegetables can be peeled off by ultrasonic waves effectively. The washing machine produces two frequencies ultrasonic, 140 kHz f or washing fruits or vegetables and decomposing pesticides, 80 kHz for other cleaning such as dishes. Cleaning experiment and its results are shown in this paper.
Keywords :
agricultural products; agrochemicals; food safety; ultrasonic cleaning; washing machines; cleaning; dual-frequency ultrasonic washing machine; fruits; pesticide residues; vegetables; Acoustics; Conductivity; Degradation; Inductors; Signal generators; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Washing machines;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics - Taiwan (ICCE-TW), 2015 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE-TW.2015.7216828
