Design, construction and testing of a dehuller for African breadfruit (Treculia africana) seeds

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dc.contributor.authorOmobuwajo, T. O.
dc.contributor.authorIkegwuoha, H. C.
dc.contributor.authorKoya, Olufemi A.
dc.contributor.authorIge, M. T.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-25T18:34:10Z
dc.date.available2019-07-25T18:34:10Z
dc.date.issued1999-11-01
dc.description.abstractThe 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%.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOmobuwajo, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0260-8774(99)00116-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/410
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectAfrican breadfruit seedsen_US
dc.subjectDehuller designen_US
dc.subjectPerformance indicesen_US
dc.subjectPrototype specicationsen_US
dc.titleDesign, construction and testing of a dehuller for African breadfruit (Treculia africana) seedsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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