TY  - JOUR
T1  - Development and Performance Evaluation of a Dehulling Machinefor African Breadfruit (<I>Treculia africana</I>)
AU - Ndubueze, K.C. AU - Etoamaihe, U.J. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
SP  - 312
EP  - 315
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2010.312.315
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2010.312.315
KW  - dehulling efficiency
KW  -dehulling capacity
KW  -dehuller
KW  -African breadfruit
KW  -seed
KW  -vegetable oil
AB  - A motorized African breadfruit seed dehuller was designed, fabricated and tested. Results showed that the machine had a maximum dehulling efficiency of 86% at 225 rpm speed and a maximum dehulling capacity of 176.2 kg h<SUP>-1</SUP> at 425 rpm speed. There were significant effects of speeds on both the dehulling capacity and dehulling efficiency of the machine at 5% level of significance. The dehulling capacity increased with speed while the dehulling efficiency decreased with increased speed. The estimated cost of the machine was x35000 (USD250).
ER  -