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Title: | Design, construction and testing of a dehuller for African breadfruit (Treculia africana) seeds |
Authors: | Omobuwajo, T. O. Ikegwuoha, H. C. Koya, Olufemi A. Ige, M. T. |
Keywords: | African breadfruit seeds Dehuller design Performance indices Prototype specications |
Issue Date: | 1-Nov-1999 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Omobuwajo, T. O., Ikegwuoha, H. C., Koya, O. A., & Ige, M. T. (1999). Design, construction and testing of a dehuller for African breadfruit (Treculia africana) seeds. Journal of food engineering, 42(3), 173-176. |
Abstract: | The African breadfruit seed is a popular food resource in several parts of West Africa. It is presently being dehulled manually in the absence of a suitable mechanical device. A machine was designed in order to remove the drudgery involved in dehulling the seeds. The machine comprised of a roller which cracks the hull, an oscillating cam follower which removes the cracked hull through repeated shearing against a stationary wall, and an aspiration unit which sifts the hull from the endosperm. A prototype was constructed and tested. Throughput was 64 kg/h; yield, 75%; completely dehulled seeds, 85%; breakage, 1% and sifting efficiency was practically 100%. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0260-8774(99)00116-8 http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/410 |
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