Agricultural Engineering

Design, Fabrication And Performance Evaluation Of A Bambara Decorticating Machine

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This work focused on the design and fabrication of a groundnut shelling and separating machine electrically powered by a hip motor. The machine has the capacity of shelling 400kg of...

66 pages (12423 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Design And Development Of Palm Fruit Harvester

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Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is a tree without branches but with many wide leaves at its top. It has become the world's number one fruit crop because of its unparalleled productivity. One...

66 pages (12423 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effects Of Tillage Methods On The Growth And Yield Of Ugu (Teifairia Occidentalis) And Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus).

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This experiment was carried out to study the effect of tillage on the growth and yield of ugu (telfairia occidentalis,) and Okra (abelmoschus escu!entus). The various tillage operations...

109 pages (15545 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Construction And Evaluation Of Class A Evaporation Pan For Micheal Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike

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The purpose of this project is to construct and evaluate the class A pan designed for the university and compare the evaporation rate with the pan in National Root and Crop Research...

66 pages (12423 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Soil Moisture Balance Studies For Sandy Loam Soil In Umudike, Nigeria

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This project work was conducted to determine the soil moisture balance of a sandy loam soil in Umudikc using existing related model, from the month of June to August. The specific...

65 pages (10899 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Climate Variability In Southern Nigeria: An Analysis Of Rainfall Trends And Patterns

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Rainfall is very important for the economic growth and development of any nation; hence there is dire need to study the annual trends. This study examined the trends and patterns in the...

63 pages (8228 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Development And Evaluation Of Charcoal Oven Dryer With Manual Blower

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A charcoal dryer was developed with a manual blower and used to dry fish and okra on two trays. 570g of sliced and whole okra and 1.610kg of sliced and whole fish. The sliced was reduced...

47 pages (6918 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Design Installation And Performance Evaluation Of Subsurface Drip Irrigation System

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Drip irrigation is a recent development in irrigation methods and is unique for its high efficiency. In this study, a subsurface drip irrigation system was designed and fabricated for...

91 pages (13526 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Development Of A Small Scale Charcoal Heated Chicken Eggs Incubator

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The Design and Fabrication DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL SCALE CHARCOAL I-IEATED CHICKEN EGGS INCUBATOR is specifically for incubating and hatching of eggs for food consumption and different...

55 pages (9821 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Determination Of Soil Erodibility Indices In Olokoro Farm Land

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The problem of, soil erosion, especially in the south-eastern part of Nigeria, is enormous. This problem is affecting the development because infrastructures such as houses, roads and many...

51 pages (9217 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Determination Of Some Engineering Properties O Soil In Some Selected Area In Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike.

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 A research was conducted in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike to determine some engineering properties of soil in its activity areas. The engineering properties of...

42 pages (5338 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Design And Development Of A Portable Water Quality Monitoring Device

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Water is one of the most important and basic natural resources and it is essential to sustain life, and it is satisfactory (adequate, safe and accessible) supply must be available to all....

46 pages (7833 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Development And Performance Evaluation Of Solar Water Still

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Solar still is a device which allows using the heat of the Sun to evaporate brackish water an condense fresh water for drinking and other industrial use. This work presents the analysis of...

48 pages (7873 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Development Of A Pedal Operated Breadfruit Dehulling Machine

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Breadfruit (Treculia Africana) or simply breadnut is very important both as food and as a potential source of oil. The economic importance of this tropical seed on domestic and commercial...

57 pages (8379 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Impact Of Various Tillage Systems On Temporal Distribution Of Soil Physical Properties

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This research work focus on the impact of various tillage systems on temporal distribution of soil physical properties in Umudike, Nigeria. Field experiments were conducted using four...

57 pages (9852 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Development Of A Manual Operated Snacks Extruder

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The development of a manual operated snack extruder is presented. The machine was designed based on the high shear single screw extrusion systems, with continuous screw flight, which has...

53 pages (7819 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Determination Of Physical Properties Of African Oil Bean Seed (Pentaclethra Macrophylla) Necessary For Its Processing

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The research looked at the physical properties of African oil bean seeds (Penthraclethra macrophylla, Benth) to obtain data required for the design and development of agricultural machines...

95 pages (21857 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Design And Fabrication Of Motorized Plantain Chipping Machine

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A plantain chipper of 540kg/hr was designed and fabricated. The plantain chipper is made up of the cutting device, a feeding mechanism, the support frame and an electric motor as a source...

50 pages (6591 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Design And Fabrication Of Black Velvet Tamarind Shelling Machine

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The research interest was on the design, fabrication and testing of a black velvet tamarind shelling machine. The machine is manually operated considering the income level of users and...

64 pages (10128 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Development Of A Friction Coefficient Apparatus For Granular Materials

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The knowledge of coefficient of friction of agricultural granular materials on various structural surfaces is important in analysis and design of post-harvest handling, food processing and...

80 pages (13986 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effect Of Drying Methods On Total Carotenoids Content Retention In Pro-Vitamin A High Quality Cassava Flour

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Yellow root cassava also known as pro- vitamin A cassava, a result of biotechnology research, can be used to produce cassava moimoi, chiii-chin, gari, fufu and High Quality Cassava Flour...

105 pages (24214 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Development Of A Tractor Mounted Fertilizer Drop Spreader

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A tractor mounted drop spreader was developed. The major components of the machine and their specifications are; the hopper which has the capacity of 0.0985m3, two shafts of 20mm diameter...

87 pages (12553 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Determination Of Run Off Of A Watershed In Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike For The Design Of College Of' Engineering And Engineering Technology (CEET) Drainage Channel And Culvert

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Runoff is that portion of the precipitation or rainfall that finds its way towards the stream channels rivers, lashes or oceans as surface or subsurface flow. It is also the total lwei of...

56 pages (8269 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Design, Fabrication And Evaluation Of A Cocoa Bean Dehulling Machine

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The design, fabrication and evaluation of a cocoa bean dehulling machine was carried out for adaptation in Nigeria. The machine which is operated by an electric motor of 0.18kw has a...

84 pages (9132 words) · Projects · 3 years ago
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