Evaluation of Performance of an Indigenous Bambaranut Decorticating Machine
Journal Title: American journal of Engineering Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 7
Abstract
The performance of an indigenous Bambara groundnut decorticating machine was tested to make optimal use of locally developed decorticators as substitute for imported bambaranut decorticators. The test was based on the threshing/decorticating efficiency, cleaning efficiency, total grain losses, grain recovery range, capacity utilization and threshing intensity. Results obtained showed that the locally developed decorticator performed credibly well. The local decorticator had threshing and cleaning efficiencies of 97.52% and 97.88% respectively with minimal total seed losses of 4.13%. More so, the decorticator recorded 97.26%, 63.84% and 0.038kw/kg for the grain recovery range, capacity utilization and threshing intensity respectively. Therefore the locally developed decorticator could be substituted for imported decorticators thereby reducing foreign exchange in Nigeria in addition to its low cost, easy maintenance and simple operation.
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J. C. Aririguzo
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