MATHEMATICAL APPROACH APPLIED TO SUGARCANE HARVESTING WITH EMPHASIS ON MAXIMIZATION OF SUGAR RECOVERY

Authors

  • Márcio Caliari
  • Manoel Soares Soares Júnior
  • Gil Eduardo Serra

Keywords:

Mathematical program, sugarmill, sucrose optimization

Abstract

Using a mathematical program, a simulation of sugarcane harvesting was carried out in a Brazilian sugarmill in the 1998/ 1999 growing season. Results showed the possibility feasibility to obtain a 6.5% gain on sugar recovery per area in comparison with traditional planning, consisting on personal judgement of factors as sugarcane age, sugar content, variety maturation curve and others. The overall field planning also allows for personal intervinience for promoting necessary adaptations and simulations in the growing areas, as well as other sugarcane field management problems. The variable which is maximized is the sugar production per harvested area, that is, the interaction of sugarcane productivity t.ha-1) and sugar content (Pol%Cane), throughout the harvesting eason. The fields were preferentially selected for harvesting according more to the sugarcane growing potential than sugar ontent.

KEY-WORDS: Mathematical program; sugarmill; sucrose optimization.

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Author Biography

Márcio Caliari

2. Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia de Alimentos/UFG, C.P. 131. CEP 74001-970, Goiânia - GO. E-mail: macaliari@ig.com.br

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Published

2007-11-06

How to Cite

CALIARI, M.; SOARES JÚNIOR, M. S.; SERRA, G. E. MATHEMATICAL APPROACH APPLIED TO SUGARCANE HARVESTING WITH EMPHASIS ON MAXIMIZATION OF SUGAR RECOVERY. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 35, n. 1, p. 1–8, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2275. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

v. 35, n. 1, Jan./Apr. 2005

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Research Article

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