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Experimental Research on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of the Tussah Cocoon for Leaf-Stripping Machine Development

Agriculture 2022, 12(11), 1792; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111792
by Yongcai Zhao 1,2, Yuanhang Liu 1,2, Fade Li 1,2, Xisheng Li 3, Zhanjun Du 3, Tiankai Guo 3, Yinfa Yan 1,2,4, Yao Lu 1,2,4 and Zhanhua Song 1,2,4,5,*
Reviewer 1:
Dequan Zhu
Reviewer 2: Anonymous
Reviewer 3:
Yanqing Zhang
Agriculture 2022, 12(11), 1792; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111792
Submission received: 16 October 2022 / Revised: 26 October 2022 / Accepted: 26 October 2022 / Published: 28 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

1. Why were only tussah cocoons at these two moisture contents selected for testing? Is it possible to select tuaash cocoons with various moisture contents for testing and to compare the effect of moisture content on the mechanical properties of the cocoons?

2. Why are only the first few stages of buckling deformation of spherical shells during the compression of tussah cocoons? Is it possible to continue to compress the tussah cocoons to observe the changes in buckling throughout the compression process?

3. When calculating the gap between the cocoon shell and the pupa, the thickness of the cocoon shell should be subtracted. It is suggested that the gap calculation formula be added to 2.2.1, which makes the expression more intuitive.

4. Is there contact between the length and diameter of the tussah cocoon in Tables 3 and 4?  Is the diameter of the short-length tussah cocoon small? Are tussah cocoons small in diameter when they are small in length? If there are contacts, is it possible to combine Tables 3 and 4?

5. In Fig. 8(c), rupture point 1 and rupture point 2 are pointing to the wrong location and should be the highest point of the mutation.

6. Is the right pupa in Fig. 11(b) ruptured? Does the diagram simply illustrate the location of the rupture point? A serial number can be added, which illustrates the right pupa state.

7. The conclusion should add what recommendations the research results have for the tussah cocoon for leaf-stripping machine development and what issues should be noted.

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

The article is well done. It brings important new information on the collection and analysis of force data needed to remove tussah cocoon from oak leaves. As the authors of the work have shown, this data will allow the design of a machine that performs this activity and reduce the amount of manual labor. I believe that the work can be published in its present form. 

Author Response

Thank you for your recognition of this study. We will continue our efforts in the related research.

Reviewer 3 Report

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