Design and development of a palm kernel nut cracking unit

Large sample of palm kernel nut were cracked using the static impact method, after characterization of the kernel based on the nominal diameter into d<12mm; 12mm≤d<15 mm; 15mm≤d<17mm; 17mm≤d<19mm; 19mm≤d 20mm and d>20mm. The moisture content of the bulk sample at the time of cracking was 10.42%wb.

Properties influencing cracking and separation of palm nuts …

A dura palm variety was selected and a total sample of eighteen thousand (18000) palm nuts were obtained and divided into two groups (feed rates), A and B, of eight thousand and ten thousand palm ...

Development and performance evaluation of palm nut cracker

In this paper, palm nut cracking machine was designed, fabricated and the performance evaluation done using locally sourced materials. The cracking machine was developed to have the hopper, the cracking chamber which incorporates the shaft and cracking hammers, the outlet, electric motor, belt and pulleys. The performance of the machine was …

Performance Evaluation of Two Palm Kernel Nut …

Number of kernels in the hopper= total volume x Average Volume of kernel. (11.223 x10-3) x 1/6.45 x 10-6=1739.53 kernels. Total mass of kernel passing from hopper for cracking is estimated by multiplying the number of kernels in cracking section with the mass of kernel nut per unit time i.e 0.01396 Kg/s.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PALM KERNE NUT …

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PALM KERNE NUT CRACKING MACHINE S. B. UDO*1, S. B. ADEJUYIGBE2, S. O. ISMAILA2 AND A. F. ADISA3 1Industrial Maintenance Engineering Department, Yaba College of Technology,

Overview of Operational Factors in Performance of Palm Nut Cracker …

In this study performance evaluation of centrifugal impact approach and vertical palm kernel nut cracker machine was carried out. The results of the study show that the vertical centrifugal palm … Expand

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The machine was evaluated at three different moisture content of palm nuts and four levels of machine speed at an average feed rate of 450kg/hr. Test result showed that the …

Optimization and Performance Evaluation of Palm Nut …

Keywords: Optimization, Performance Evaluation, Palm nut, Cracking, Machine. 1. 5.Introduction . Palm kernel oil, major viable oil in Nigeria is obtained from ... Isometric View of palm Kernel Cracker The machine is then allowed to attain a steady speed for about five (5) minutes, before the feed control plate is open ...

Development and Performance Evaluation of Small-Scale …

The Palm kernel nuts are mechanically cracked with the aid of centrifugal rotating three arms hammer that beats the Palm kernel from the seed. The machine optimum …

(DOC) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED PALM KERNEL CRACKING

It has been a wonderful and enjoyable learning experience despite the online learning environment which posed appreciable challenges over the course of the project. 6. REFERENCES [1] Oyebanji, J. A., Oyedepo, S. O., & Adekeye, T. (2012). Performance evaluation of two palm kernel nut cracker machines.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PALM KERNE NUT …

Different palm kernel beaters; Swing beater (SB) and the conventional type known as rigid beater (RB) of an existing palm kernel cracker were investigated using the moisture content (7, 17, 26% ...

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Machine Evaluation: Performance evaluation was carried out on the cracker to determine the effect of moisture content on output capacity, cracking efficiency and percentage breakage. One hundred nuts were selected for conditioning from the equilibrium moisture content of 13, 15, 17, 20and 25% dry basis by moisture adjustment.

(PDF) EFFECT OF DRYING VARIABLES ON THE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE …

palm nuts cracking operation was established through the performance evaluation of the modified cracker. The modifications involved replacement of low-carbon steel material of beater and racking rings

Development and performance evaluation of palm nut cracker

Oyebanji et al. [6] performed the evaluation of two different palm kernel nut cracker designed. It was stated that the vertical centrifugal palm kernel cracker is more efficient than the centrifugal impact approach palm kernel cracker considering their respective efficiencies of 71.3% and 50.38%.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PALM KERNE NUT …

It was concluded that the overall performance of this developed palm nut kernel cracking machine were effective because it fell within the range of between 90 to 98% overall …

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A MOVABLE PALM KERNEL …

The palm kernel seed is rich in palm kernel oil which can be extracted for different applications, while the cake are mostly used for animal feed production. The process of extracting the kernel seed involves the cracking of the shell to expose the seed. Palm kernel cracking is one of the unit operations of palm oil processing.

Properties influencing cracking and separation of palm …

Design considerations The following factors were considered while designing the palm-kernel cracker and separator: Crop factors, such as size, shape, surface texture and moisture content, were considered in the design of the machine for the purpose of cracking the palm-kernel. ... (2012). Performance evaluation of two palm kernel nut cracker ...

(PDF) Optimization and Performance Evaluation of Palm

The unit operations in processing of palm oil and palm kernel Results of Cracking Performance Test at Moisture Content of 11.00% (db) for Dura Results of Cracking Performance Test at Moisture ...

Development and performance evaluation of palm …

L. Balogun, and A. E. David. 2023. Development and performance evaluation of palm kernel cracker. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, 25(1): 77-87. 1 …

Development and performance evaluation of palm nut cracker

Results and discussion Table 1 shows the performance evaluation results for the developed palm kernel nuts cracking machine, with speed of 1400 rpm. The …

Development of palm kernel nut cracking machine for rural …

Development and Performance Evaluation In this research, a Palm kernel nut cracking of a motorized palm kernel nut cracking, Proceeding of machine was developed and constructed; the materials the annual conference of the Nigerian Institute of used are locally available. The fabricated machine is a Agricultural Engineering ;26 (4): 326-330.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PALM KERNE NUT …

The aim of this research work was to assess the performance of the developed mobile palm kernel nut cracking machine. Total sample of four thousand (4,000) palm kernel nuts were divided into five groups of eight hundred palm kernel nuts and each group was further divided into four sub-groups of two hundred (200) palm kernel nuts.ª¤?

Performance Evaluation of Two Palm Kernel Nut Cracker …

Performance Evaluation of Two Palm Kernel Nut Cracker Machines - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Palm Oil MIll

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shell (endocarp) and the kernel in which palm kernel oil is derived. Palm kernel oil is useful in making soap, biodiesel, glycerin, margarine, candle, pomade, oil paint and polish. The shells are used as biomass to fuel boiler and brake pad composite for automobile, while palm kernel meals or cakes are utilized to produce animal feeds ...

Development and performance evaluation of palm nut …

Oyebanji et al. [6] performed the evaluation of two different palm kernel nut cracker designed. It was stated that the vertical centrifugal palm kernel cracker is more efficient than the

DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF …

The Palm kernel nuts are mechanically cracked with the aid of centrifugal rotating three arms hammer that beats the Palm kernel from the seed. The machine optimum performance gave a throughput capacity of 401.4 kg/hr, cracking efficiency of 95.6%, split losses of 9.3% and uncracked losses of 6.2%.

Performance modelling and validation of palm kernel …

Performance modelling and validation of palm kernel cracking and separating machine. Japhet Flayin. 2021. The main objective of this work is to develop simplified palm kernel …

Performance modelling and validation of palm kernel …

Different palm kernel beaters; Swing beater (SB) and the conventional type known as rigid beater (RB) of an existing palm kernel cracker were investigated using the moisture content (7, 17, 26% (db)), five different speeds (970, 1200, 1450,1750, 2430rpm) and three different average nut sizes (14.5, 22.15, 29.43mm) of palm kernel nut.

shows the performance evaluation results for the developed palm kernel

On the other hand, there are two types of modern palm kernel cracker mechanisms; the hammer impact and the centrifugal impact types [10]. Hammer impact type breaks or cracks the nut on impact when ...

Development and performance evaluation of palm …

March, 2023 Development and performance evaluation of palm kernel cracker Vol. 25, 78 separation of the kernels. The kernels are handpicked from the mixture and at the same time the unbroken ...