Response of Different Types of Chocolate to Impact Loading – Direct Impact

This study investigates the dynamic response of various chocolate types to direct impact at high strain rates, which has significant implications for practical applications such as production, packaging, and transportation. Five different chocolate types – extra dark, dark, milk, white, and ruby – w...

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Main Authors: Kumbár Vojtěch, Trnka Jan, Votava Jiří, Šafránková Veronika, Dufková Renáta, Fajman Martin, Čupera Jiří, Nedomová Šárka, Hřivna Luděk, Buchar Jaroslav
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Published: Sciendo 2025-06-01
Series:Acta Technologica Agriculturae
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2025-0014
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Trnka Jan
Votava Jiří
Šafránková Veronika
Dufková Renáta
Fajman Martin
Čupera Jiří
Nedomová Šárka
Hřivna Luděk
Buchar Jaroslav
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Trnka Jan
Votava Jiří
Šafránková Veronika
Dufková Renáta
Fajman Martin
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Buchar Jaroslav
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description This study investigates the dynamic response of various chocolate types to direct impact at high strain rates, which has significant implications for practical applications such as production, packaging, and transportation. Five different chocolate types – extra dark, dark, milk, white, and ruby – were evaluated. Experiments were conducted using the Direct Impact Hopkinson Bar (DIHB) technique, which enables the study of the mechanical behaviour of materials at strain rates exceeding 103 s-1. The influence of specimen length on the mechanical response of the chocolates was also examined. Impact responses were characterized in both the time and frequency domains. Results indicate that dark chocolate exhibited the highest resistance to impact loading. Furthermore, an enhancement in mechanical properties with increasing impact velocity was observed across all chocolate types.
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spelling doaj-art-67276e265e20424dad45dbeaa28f2dcb2025-08-20T03:08:28ZengSciendoActa Technologica Agriculturae1338-52672025-06-0128210511610.2478/ata-2025-0014Response of Different Types of Chocolate to Impact Loading – Direct ImpactKumbár Vojtěch0Trnka Jan1Votava Jiří2Šafránková Veronika3Dufková Renáta4Fajman Martin5Čupera Jiří6Nedomová Šárka7Hřivna Luděk8Buchar Jaroslav91Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Technology and Automobile Transport, Brno, Czech Republic2Czech Academy of Science, Institute of Thermomechanics, Prague, Czech Republic1Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Technology and Automobile Transport, Brno, Czech Republic3Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Food Technology, Brno, Czech Republic3Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Food Technology, Brno, Czech Republic1Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Technology and Automobile Transport, Brno, Czech Republic1Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Technology and Automobile Transport, Brno, Czech Republic3Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Food Technology, Brno, Czech Republic3Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Food Technology, Brno, Czech Republic1Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Technology and Automobile Transport, Brno, Czech RepublicThis study investigates the dynamic response of various chocolate types to direct impact at high strain rates, which has significant implications for practical applications such as production, packaging, and transportation. Five different chocolate types – extra dark, dark, milk, white, and ruby – were evaluated. Experiments were conducted using the Direct Impact Hopkinson Bar (DIHB) technique, which enables the study of the mechanical behaviour of materials at strain rates exceeding 103 s-1. The influence of specimen length on the mechanical response of the chocolates was also examined. Impact responses were characterized in both the time and frequency domains. Results indicate that dark chocolate exhibited the highest resistance to impact loading. Furthermore, an enhancement in mechanical properties with increasing impact velocity was observed across all chocolate types.https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2025-0014cocoa contentimpact velocitypermanent straindihb techniquefrequency analysis
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Trnka Jan
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Šafránková Veronika
Dufková Renáta
Fajman Martin
Čupera Jiří
Nedomová Šárka
Hřivna Luděk
Buchar Jaroslav
Response of Different Types of Chocolate to Impact Loading – Direct Impact
Acta Technologica Agriculturae
cocoa content
impact velocity
permanent strain
dihb technique
frequency analysis
title Response of Different Types of Chocolate to Impact Loading – Direct Impact
title_full Response of Different Types of Chocolate to Impact Loading – Direct Impact
title_fullStr Response of Different Types of Chocolate to Impact Loading – Direct Impact
title_full_unstemmed Response of Different Types of Chocolate to Impact Loading – Direct Impact
title_short Response of Different Types of Chocolate to Impact Loading – Direct Impact
title_sort response of different types of chocolate to impact loading direct impact
topic cocoa content
impact velocity
permanent strain
dihb technique
frequency analysis
url https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2025-0014
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