DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A MOVABLE PALM …

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.

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Development and performance evaluation of palm nut …

Technology audit and production reserves. The object of this research is the cracking of the nuts of oil palm (Elaesis guineensis). ... This write-up proffers an ameliorated palm kernel cracking machine that will cater to the shortcomings of the conventional ones based upon the popular needs of the target market from small to medium-scale ...

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Performance modelling and validation of palm kernel cracking …

IUKL, 2021. Mankind around the globe gets to indulge in tasty cookings, thanks to the palm oil industry predominantly. Nevertheless, it would not be possible to garner palm-based cooking oil without the accommodation of a palm kernel cracking machine, among the plethora of machineries in the palm oil mill which are designed to perform specific manufacturing processes.

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Design and development of an improved palm kernel …

European International Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 4 No. 2 February, 2015 225 Design and development of an improved palm kernel shelling ... kernel oil from the kernel. Cracking palm nuts to release the kernels is therefore a critical step that affects the quality of kernel oil. Traditionally, the separation of nuts from fibre is by ...

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Determination Of Optimal Angle Of Projection And …

Keywords: Palm kernel, Cracking, ... mechanical cracking of various varieties of palm nut. However, technology improvement for processing palm fruit, nut, and kernel requires accurate information on both the physical and mechanical properties. For instance, stripping and pressing are important unit operations in palm ...

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Computer Simulation in Palm Kernel Cracking Machine …

2Ambrose Alli University, Faculty of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria ... Conventionally, palm kernel cracking machines usually work on the principle of impact either using centrifugal means to deliver the energy or using the hammer mill. In brittle materials, rupture may occur

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Development of a Palm Kernel Cracking and Separation …

The main objective of the work is to develop a machine that will crack palm kernel and separate kernel nut from the shell. The specific objectives are: 1. To design a palm kernel cracking machine 2. To construct the palm kernel cracking machine 3. To evaluate the performance of the palm kernel cracker 1.4 Justification of the study

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Development of palm kernel nut cracking machine for rural …

Common traditional techniques of breaking palm kernel nuts in rural areas where it is produced involved a lots of drudgery and hazard. The goal of this research work was to design, construct and test the performance of a palm kernel nut cracking machine for local use at affordable cost. Samples were test-ran, cracked and replicated at different shaft speeds (r/min). …

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(PDF) Simulation for Enhanced Palm Kernel Cracking …

IUKL, 2021. Mankind around the globe gets to indulge in tasty cookings, thanks to the palm oil industry predominantly. Nevertheless, it would not be possible to garner palm-based cooking oil without the accommodation of a palm kernel cracking machine, among the plethora of machineries in the palm oil mill which are designed to perform specific manufacturing processes.

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Design and Development of a Palm Kernel Nut Cracking …

The oil palm tree is one of the greatest economic assets a nation can have, provided its importance is realized and fully harnessed. After the oil extraction of palm oil from the palm fruits, virtually all methods involved in palm kernel nut cracking both in traditional and small-scale exist in scattered or separate units of operations.

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Properties influencing cracking and separation of palm …

Experimental studies of some properties influencing cracking and separation of palm kernel from the shell was conducted in a palm kernel dual processing machine. A mechanical cracking cum separating machine was developed for the study. ... Technology audit and production reserves. The object of this research is the cracking of the nuts of oil ...

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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PALM KERNE NUT CRACKING …

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¤?

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Design and development of a palm kernel nut cracking unit

The object of this research is the cracking of the nuts of oil palm (Elaesis guineensis). The oil palm tree is one of the greatest economic assets a nation can have, provided its importance is realized and fully harnessed. After the oil extraction of palm oil from the palm fruits, virtually all methods involved in palm kernel nut cracking both in traditional and small …

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Optimization and Performance Evaluation of Palm Nut …

Palm kernel oil, major viable oil in Nigeria is obtained from the kernel of the palm kernel tree after cracking the palm kernel nut. The kernels are not useful until the kernels are separated from the shell but usual way of cracking palm nut to get the kernel is a time consuming and labour intensive process,[Oke,2007].

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Development and performance evaluation of palm …

Lack of appropriate technology for palm kernel processing has been described as one of the major problems militating against Nigeria's palm kernel oil agro-industrial development (Owolarafe and Oni, 2011). ... There is need to develop a palm kernel cracking machine that is cost affordable, easily run and maintain by the local farmers. Hence ...

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