A table mounted device for cracking dika nut (Irvingia gabonensis)

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Title:	A table mounted device for cracking dika nut (Irvingia gabonensis)
Authors:	Ogusina, B. S. Koya, Olufemi. A. Adeosun, O. O.
Keywords:	Dika nut Cracking device Machine design kernel extraction Compression Nigeria
Issue Date:	13-Oct-2008
Publisher:	Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal
Citation:	Ogusina, B. S., Koya, O. A., & Adeosun, O. O. (2008). A table mounted device for cracking dika nut (Irvingia gabonensis). Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal.
Abstract:	A simply designed machine for cracking dika nut was fabricated. The nut is fed by hand inbetween a toggle mechanism comprising of the slider and a fixed block. Fracture mechanism was based on the deformation characteristics of dried dika nut under uni-axial compression. When actuated, the slider compresses the nutshell to failure along its line of symmetry. The experimental machine gave 100% cracking efficiency but with 24% kernel breakage in cracking sun-dried dika nut at 6.6% moisture content (w.b). The machine provides a viable and effective technique for safe dika kernel extraction.
URI:	http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/408
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