Design, Fabrication And Performance Evaluation Of Oil Palm Spikelet Threshing Machine
ABSTRACT
The objective of this project is to design a threshing
machine with high efficiency at low cost, reduce total time of threshing,
produce hygienic and quality oil and also make it available to small and medium
scale palm oil producing mills. The machine consists of inlet unit (bucket),
threshing unit and discharge outlets for threshed fruitlets and empty
spikelets. this design is such that maintenance cost and threshing time are
reduced, operation of the machine does not require special skill, the machine
is easy and safe to operate, it is noise and vibration free, the energy
required for loading and unloading have reduced since threshing chamber and
discharge outlet are large enough. The results indicated that threshing
efficiency of the machine is about 90%. The feed rate of the thresher ranges
between 341. 4kg! h and 360.02kg! h, the output capacity ranges between
227.47kg! h and 275.78kg! h while the operating capacity is70.54g! s.
Therefore, the palm fruit thresher is recommended for the small and medium
scale palm oil processing industries.
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CHIDIADI, E (2021). Design, Fabrication And Performance Evaluation Of Oil Palm Spikelet Threshing Machine. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/design-fabrication-and-performance-evaluation-of-oil-palm-spikelet-threshing-machine-7-2
EZENWA, CHIDIADI. "Design, Fabrication And Performance Evaluation Of Oil Palm Spikelet Threshing Machine" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 01 Dec. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/design-fabrication-and-performance-evaluation-of-oil-palm-spikelet-threshing-machine-7-2. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
EZENWA, CHIDIADI. "Design, Fabrication And Performance Evaluation Of Oil Palm Spikelet Threshing Machine". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 01 Dec. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/design-fabrication-and-performance-evaluation-of-oil-palm-spikelet-threshing-machine-7-2 >.
EZENWA, CHIDIADI. "Design, Fabrication And Performance Evaluation Of Oil Palm Spikelet Threshing Machine" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 22 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/design-fabrication-and-performance-evaluation-of-oil-palm-spikelet-threshing-machine-7-2